Pope helps Americans believe in climate change

By Kyle Feldscher, Kyle Feldscher

Published December 20, 2015

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Pope Francis' recent visit to the United States and his document on climate change have had a noticeable effect on U.S. public opinion, according to a University of Michigan survey.

Fifteen percent of those polled say they are now more convinced that the world is warming through climate change because of the pope's climate change encyclical released earlier this year, according to a survey by the University of Michigan's National Surveys on Energy and Environment.