Republicans of the 118th Congress overwhelmingly reject 'Climate Science' propaganda

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Subsequent reports hone "deniers" to anyone saying:

1. climate change is a hoax; or,
2. observed climate changes are natural; or,
3. humans contribute little to climate change; or,
4. climate science is unsettled.

The 115^th Congress (2016-18) yielded:

1. 180 "deniers" – all Republicans; 
2. 142 in the House, constituting 59% of House Republicans; 
3. 38 in the Senate, constituting 73% of Senate Republicans.

CAP’s second report scours the 116^th Congress (resulting from the 2018 mid-terms wherein Democrats gained 41 seats). Authors enjoyed the cropped tally of "deniers" (150), whilst bemoaning:

"…the number is still high enough to hamstring Congressional efforts to tackle climate change through legislation in the 116^th." 

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Climate scepticism is the touchstone for identifying true Republicans

CAP’s 117^th Congress (2020-22) report guestimates:

1. 139 "deniers" – all Republican;
2. 109 in the House, constituting 52% of House Republicans;
3. 30 in the Senate, constituting 60% of Senate Republicans. 

This report undercounts Republican climate sceptics.  Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Bob Good, and Andrew Clyde each oppose the climate agenda and express doubts about cli-fi. All served in the 117^th. None adorn CAP’s list. Others…?  Meanwhile, CAP notes: "no currently serving Democrat or Independent elected officials have engaged in explicit climate denial." The climate issue breaks the slate clean along party lines. Climate splits the Uni-party. Climate science scepticism unites Republicans. Climate scepticism is the touchstone for identifying true Republicans.   Unsurprisingly, Paul Gosar is a listed "denier"; but here’s Liz Cheney, on-air, calling climate science: "junk science." Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy both bear the Scarlet D; as do Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, John Neely Kennedy and Mike Lee and hundreds more, recent and current, Republican Congressional members. 

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Strange smear, that: "climate denier" 

While climate scepticism forms a sweeping majoritarian viewpoint within the Party, Republican sceptics seem unawares of their own strength. CAP low-balls "deniers" in the 117^th and there’s more in the 118^th – probably 80% of seated Republicans.  Moreover: Ten Senators, whom CAP’s village scolds tarred as "deniers," sought re-election in 2022. All won! Seventy-six House Republican "deniers" tromboned into the 2022 parade. Seventy-five won re-election!  Strange smear, that: "climate denier."  CAP sought to pry-open a rusty crankcase of retiring "deniers" like American hero, Senator Inhofe (who stood solid for 36 years against torrents of criticism). CAP, however, uncovered Congressional resistance to "climate science" at a scale CAP’s superiors couldn’t handle.  If such scepticism persists after forty years of withering propaganda and comprehensive corruption of science; then might not the entire "Energy Transition" wreck upon Republican reefs?  Said prospect being unthinkable, latter reports depict "deniers" as a shrinking, beatable fringe. Denial, anyone?

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