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The representation gap: constituents and their electeds diverge sharply on climate

A new analysis of paired voter-representative surveys finds elected officials more ideologically split on climate than the people they represent, sharpening questions about whose preferences policy actually reflects.

Ingrid Solheim · Monexus Science desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·17 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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This Monexus piece treats the representation-gap finding as a structural feature of climate politics rather than a story about any individual lawmaker. The wire summary highlighted the polarisation finding; the desk note above flags the asymmetry between voter and representative positions as the analytic hook.

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