The recent spate of high-profile protests by young climate change activists, such as throwing soup at famous paintings in museums or stopping traffic on busy roadways, make the public less likely to support action to address climate change, according to a new survey conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
of some of its members pouring a black liquid on a painting by Gustav Klimt at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
Last week, the directors of 92 prominent art museums, including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Madrid's Museo Nacional del Prado and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, signedcondemning the attacks on artwork and asking activists to stop. Although none of the works have been harmed as of yet, the directors warned that they could be.
The University of Pennsylvania survey results bolster that case. The findings, however, were not the same across all demographic groups. Republicans responded the most negatively to these climate protests, with 69% of them saying they decreased their support for climate action, while only 9% said they increased their support. Twenty-seven percent of Democrats said the protests decreased their support, while 21% said it increased it.
"taking non-violent direct action to protect the UK's nature." But, Mann notes, not all direct actions are the same.
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