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A new study shows that framing climate change as patriotic can increase support for climate action in the U.S. The study is the largest to date on the effects of patriotic language around climate change.
Experts have long suggested that appealing to Americans ’ sense of patriotism could activate them.
In other countries, the results were less clear in Brazil , France , and Israel .
The “ Don’t Mess With Texas ” campaign was started in the late 1980s to reduce litter along the state’s highways.
Instead of challenging their identity, the campaign channeled their Texas pride.
Litter on the roads plunged 72 percent in just four years .
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