Eric Scheuch
@ericscheuch.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Political Science at Yale, graduate researcher at ISPS and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. BA from Columbia. Public opinion, quantitative methods, urban/rural divide. He/him. ericscheuch.org/about
✍️New working paper! In an era of polarized feelings about the Supreme Court, to what extent can the court shape public opinion in its favor? In a meta-analysis of 44 years of experimental data, I show that the court's influence is minimal, parallel, and confounded:
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
✍️New working paper! In an era of polarized feelings about the Supreme Court, to what extent can the court shape public opinion in its favor? In a meta-analysis of 44 years of experimental data, I show that the court's influence is minimal, parallel, and confounded:
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In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion
A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.
heatmap.news
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
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Georgia friends, please watch at least the first half of this video, it’s really important
Absolutely incredible work here from @hankgreen.bsky.social:
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
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October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Georgia friends, please watch at least the first half of this video, it’s really important
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Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.
Climate change is worsening the insurance crisis. Some states have solutions
As the homeowners insurance crisis gets worse, some state-led efforts are tackling the problem.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.
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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol opened up the 60-day public comment period for its Scope 2 standard today. It's also seeking comments on calculating avoided emissions from RECs. Catch up on what its all about w/ my piece from Sept! heatmap.news/climate/scop...
The Obscure Philosophical Battle That Could Reshape the Clean Energy Economy
New rules governing how companies report their scope 2 emissions have pit tech giant against tech giant and scholars against each other.
heatmap.news
October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol opened up the 60-day public comment period for its Scope 2 standard today. It's also seeking comments on calculating avoided emissions from RECs. Catch up on what its all about w/ my piece from Sept! heatmap.news/climate/scop...
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Can't help but compare their story about No Kings yesterday to the anti-immigration protests in London last month. "Large crowds" when it's millions of left to center ppl and "huge crowd" when its tens of thousands of rightwingers (not remotely similar mobilization even controlling for US vs UK pop)
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Can't help but compare their story about No Kings yesterday to the anti-immigration protests in London last month. "Large crowds" when it's millions of left to center ppl and "huge crowd" when its tens of thousands of rightwingers (not remotely similar mobilization even controlling for US vs UK pop)
In this turbulent era, it is worth taking comfort in the predictable things:
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In this turbulent era, it is worth taking comfort in the predictable things:
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
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What are Americans worried about? In our most recent Climate Change in the American Mind survey, we routinely asked people how worried they are about a number of public issues:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
Top public worries in the U.S.
About three in ten Americans say they are “very worried” about global warming.
climatecommunication.yale.edu
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What are Americans worried about? In our most recent Climate Change in the American Mind survey, we routinely asked people how worried they are about a number of public issues:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
Yesterday I spoke with Task and Purpose about the importance of humor as a tool of political expression. Key points:
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation
National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., are faced with locals who are using social media as a form of protest.
taskandpurpose.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yesterday I spoke with Task and Purpose about the importance of humor as a tool of political expression. Key points:
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
How does parenthood change risk perception? I have a new paper out at American Politics Research, investigating this question through the lens of gun control and climate change... doi.org/10.1177/1532...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How does parenthood change risk perception? I have a new paper out at American Politics Research, investigating this question through the lens of gun control and climate change... doi.org/10.1177/1532...
I have a new report with Social Change Lab on the impact of disruptive climate protests on voting intentions in Germany, the UK, and Sweden. In all 3 countries, climate protests have a modest pro-climate effect, increasing voting intention for greener parties:
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
Protest and the Ballot Box | Social Change Lab
This report analyses voting intention polls taken on 916 different days from the UK, Sweden, and Germany over a two-year period. Our findings show that in all three countries, climate protests have a ...
www.socialchangelab.org
May 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have a new report with Social Change Lab on the impact of disruptive climate protests on voting intentions in Germany, the UK, and Sweden. In all 3 countries, climate protests have a modest pro-climate effect, increasing voting intention for greener parties:
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
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✍ New working paper! How does message repetition and timing affect the durability of climate message effects? To examine this Q, we conducted a five-wave panel study, tracking people's beliefs over the course of 10 weeks in response to listening to @climateconnections.bsky.social radio stories.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
✍ New working paper! How does message repetition and timing affect the durability of climate message effects? To examine this Q, we conducted a five-wave panel study, tracking people's beliefs over the course of 10 weeks in response to listening to @climateconnections.bsky.social radio stories.
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Yes, What We Pay Teachers Matters
Paying teachers well is an essential part of a healthier public education system
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May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
📝 What affects the durability of persuasion? In our new working paper, through a five wave panel study over ten weeks, we evaluate the impact of two factors: how many times individuals are treated (dosage) and the interval between treatments (timing).
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April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📝 What affects the durability of persuasion? In our new working paper, through a five wave panel study over ten weeks, we evaluate the impact of two factors: how many times individuals are treated (dosage) and the interval between treatments (timing).
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A really cool new study on the impact of climate activism has just dropped! Some highlights:
1) "There is strong evidence that climate activism shifts public opinion and media coverage in a pro-climate direction, but this varies by context and the tactics employed."
1) "There is strong evidence that climate activism shifts public opinion and media coverage in a pro-climate direction, but this varies by context and the tactics employed."
The impacts of climate activism
We review 50 studies on the impacts of climate activism. We present the existing evidence in a map of what we know about climate activism and its impa…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A really cool new study on the impact of climate activism has just dropped! Some highlights:
1) "There is strong evidence that climate activism shifts public opinion and media coverage in a pro-climate direction, but this varies by context and the tactics employed."
1) "There is strong evidence that climate activism shifts public opinion and media coverage in a pro-climate direction, but this varies by context and the tactics employed."
Great thread summarizing our new paper on the impacts of climate activism. TL:DR, strong evidence that activism has an impact, but that impact might be uneven across variables and is less certain outside of the United States/Europe.
🪧 What are the impacts of climate activism? We reviewed 50 studies from the past few years on this exact question, and here's what we found:
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March 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Great thread summarizing our new paper on the impacts of climate activism. TL:DR, strong evidence that activism has an impact, but that impact might be uneven across variables and is less certain outside of the United States/Europe.
New paper! India is a rapidly growing emitter, but little is know about support for specific climate policies there. In our new paper in Climatic Change, we investigate the factors that drive support or opposition to national climate policy (1/2)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Understanding the policy features that affect Indians' support for India's 2070 net-zero goal - Climatic Change
In 2021, the Indian government announced the goal of net-zero carbon emissions in India by 2070. India’s vulnerability to climate impacts and central role in reducing global emissions make it essentia...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New paper! India is a rapidly growing emitter, but little is know about support for specific climate policies there. In our new paper in Climatic Change, we investigate the factors that drive support or opposition to national climate policy (1/2)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨 The ANES is on the list, because the award description includes the study of 'racial conflict.'
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
![[the full caption does not fit] "SINCE 1948, THE ANES HAS BEEN THE GOLD STANDARD FOR MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION AND UNDERSTANDING VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE UNITED STATES. THE 2024 ANES MAINTAINS THE TRADITION OF A NONPARTISAN, SCIENTIFICALLY VALID SURVEY WHILE ADDING CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATIONS. NEW AND EXISTING QUESTIONS ON THE ANES SURVEY ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE SOURCES OF POLITICAL DISCONTENT, EXPLAIN MISUNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS THE PUBLIC, AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRIDGING THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS. THE 2024 ANES CONTINUES THE ANES TRADITION OF ADMINISTERING BOTH PRE- AND POST-ELECTION INTERVIEWS, PRODUCING SEVERAL NEW DATA PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE FIRST-EVER EIGHT-YEAR PANEL IN THE ANES TIME SERIES, SPANNING THE 2016, 2020, AND 2024 ELECTION CYCLES. THIS DATA SET ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO BREAK FRESH GROUND ON TOPICS INCLUDING OPINION DYNAMICS DURING A PERIOD OF EXTREME VOLATILITY, THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION, SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION, RACIAL CONFLICT, AND THREATS TO THE LEGITIMACY OF OUR ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS. THE 2024 STUDY ALSO DELIVERS A SOCIAL MEDIA STUDY PANEL SPANNING 2020, 2022, AND 2024, PROVIDING DATA ON THE ELECTORAL CONSEQUENCES OF NEWS USE AND POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY MERGING RESPONDENT ATTITUDES TO BEHAVIORAL DATA. ONGOING COLLABORATIONS WITH GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY AND THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS YIELD NEW DATASETS OF INTEREST TO SCHOLARS IN SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, POLITICAL COMMUNICATION, COMPARATIVE POLITICS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS INCLUDE A NON-RESPONSE FOLLOW-UP STUDY, NEW INSTRUMENTATION PROBING CRITICAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY, VIDEO INTERVIEWING, AND THE USE OF A MIXED-MODE DESIGN TO YIELD FURTHER INSIGHTS ABOUT SURVEY MODE EFFECTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afmafclrlkqh3v4sblgxogzd/bafkreiffdjwi5vfq5wbh2od6urqzds2sxwom4u7hgsnw6yxjt66qbdl4ta@jpeg)
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨 The ANES is on the list, because the award description includes the study of 'racial conflict.'
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
📝 I have a new paper out in Energy Research and Social Science, examining if public opinion can help explain racial inequities in the siting of power plants. TL:DR: Yes, but not in the way we expect. Article is temporarily open access here-please read and share! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbnT7tZ6a...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📝 I have a new paper out in Energy Research and Social Science, examining if public opinion can help explain racial inequities in the siting of power plants. TL:DR: Yes, but not in the way we expect. Article is temporarily open access here-please read and share! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbnT7tZ6a...
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I'm organizing the APSA panels for the experiments section. Please submit your experimental papers* to our section first!
Deadline extended to January 20.
*see call for scope
Deadline extended to January 20.
*see call for scope
January 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm organizing the APSA panels for the experiments section. Please submit your experimental papers* to our section first!
Deadline extended to January 20.
*see call for scope
Deadline extended to January 20.
*see call for scope
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Hi #climatesky community! I wrote a short piece in Nature, Worldview located here: rdcu.be/d6sWa. It explores what we can expect from Trump 2.0 on the environment & ways to push back. We can counter Trump's environmental actions & make progress on climate mitigation at the subnational level. A 🧵 1/
Trump will weaken climate action — the rest of the US must not follow suit | Nature
Researchers, governments and others can all play a part in ensuring climate policies remain in the interest of all. Researchers, governments and others can all play a part in ensuring climate policies remain in the interest of all.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hi #climatesky community! I wrote a short piece in Nature, Worldview located here: rdcu.be/d6sWa. It explores what we can expect from Trump 2.0 on the environment & ways to push back. We can counter Trump's environmental actions & make progress on climate mitigation at the subnational level. A 🧵 1/
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Application deadline closes on January 31 for *2025's Climate Pipeline Workshop* at Princeton University. May 9, 2025.
It's designed for pre-tenure political scientists.
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It's designed for pre-tenure political scientists.
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January 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Application deadline closes on January 31 for *2025's Climate Pipeline Workshop* at Princeton University. May 9, 2025.
It's designed for pre-tenure political scientists.
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It's designed for pre-tenure political scientists.
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I have a new paper out in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social, examining the factors driving climate policy in mid-sized American cities. At their invitation, I've also written a blog post outlining the most prominent lessons (1/n) www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
Green Dreams, Concrete Realities: Overcoming Climate Challenges in Mid-Sized American Cities — Urban Affairs Review
With the coming of a second Trump administration, local action on climate change will be vital for making progress towards both mitigation and adaptation goals. One under-appreciated potential engine ...
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January 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have a new paper out in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social, examining the factors driving climate policy in mid-sized American cities. At their invitation, I've also written a blog post outlining the most prominent lessons (1/n) www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
🚨New Preprint🚨
With a 2nd Trump term, local action on climate is crucial. However, most evidence we have on climate public opinion is on national policies. I remedy this through two surveys examining public opinion toward local climate policies (1/n)
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With a 2nd Trump term, local action on climate is crucial. However, most evidence we have on climate public opinion is on national policies. I remedy this through two surveys examining public opinion toward local climate policies (1/n)
osf.io/preprints/os...
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November 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM
🚨New Preprint🚨
With a 2nd Trump term, local action on climate is crucial. However, most evidence we have on climate public opinion is on national policies. I remedy this through two surveys examining public opinion toward local climate policies (1/n)
osf.io/preprints/os...
With a 2nd Trump term, local action on climate is crucial. However, most evidence we have on climate public opinion is on national policies. I remedy this through two surveys examining public opinion toward local climate policies (1/n)
osf.io/preprints/os...
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Please apply by Jan 31 to 2025's Climate Pipeline Workshop at Princeton University, held on May 9, 2025. Designed for pre-tenure political scientists
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