US voters want action on global heating. So why are midterm candidates ‘climate hushing’?

Key points

• Most candidates in the US midterm elections are barely mentioning climate change, despite polling showing voters want to hear more about it. A survey by the Environmental Voter Project found that three times as many voters in eight key Senate battleground states want more talk on the climate crisis than less.
• Candidates have focused instead on inflation and the Iran war. Some experts say the strategy does not match voter views, while Republicans have attacked Democrat James Talarico over his stance on renewable energy.
• Some Democrats, such as Angie Nixon in Florida, have raised the issue directly.