【The Playbirds】

It's been less than 24 hours since President Donald Trump made the dramatic announcement that he's pulling the United States out of the Paris Agreement on The PlaybirdsClimate Change, and the administration is already on the defensive.

SEE ALSO: 8 things Trump said about the Paris Climate Agreement that are total BS

Appearing on -- what else? -- Fox & Friendson Friday morning, Vice President Mike Pence bemoaned the fact that climate change is only an issue for the far left and doubled-down on Trump's asinine "I represent Pittsburg, not Paris" line.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

It's an absurd statement that not only defies reality (just ask Pittsburgh's mayor) but shows how the GOP remains stuck in a 1990's mindset that climate change is only something discussed by far-left activists.

First of all, look, the Earth doesn't care what political party you are. Climate change is real and there's an overwhelming amount of data to support this.

Second, there's also plenty of evidence to prove Pence's partisan assertion is wrong.

While GOP leaders have remained as stubbornly focused on burning down climate change agreements as they were when refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol after it was negotiated in 1997, Republican voters are beginning to change their minds.

For instance, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that a majority of people in every state in the union-- even pro-Trump states like Oklahoma and Alabama -- support U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

That's not to say the anti-climate change messages Trump espoused on Thursday, and pence parried on Friday morning, don't play well with the ultra-conservative base. A recent Pew study showed that "conservative Republicans" are still very skeptical of climate change research, while "moderate and liberal Republicans" seem more in the middle.

But, as another Yale study notes, while that skepticism remains, that same base is shifting away from this anti-climate change stance at a staggering rate. According to the 2016 study, the number of "conservative Republicans" that believe in global warming increased by 19 percent from 2014 to 2016.

The number of "Liberal or Moderate conservatives" that believe in global warming also increased by double-digits, at 10 percent.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

So, despite Pence's steadfast refusal to acknowledge it, attitudes are shifting right under his feet.

Meanwhile, mayors and governors across the United States are pledging to follow the Paris Agreement while, on the international front, other world leaders are overwhelmingly in favor of the agreement, from allies like Canada, France, and Germany to antagonists like China.

There's no left-wing conspiracy among the 194 other countries who are still pledging to honor the Paris Climate Agreement.

Nor among the long list of businesses who have slammed the Trump administration for their decision.

And if none of these numbers convince the Trump administration of the changing attitudes toward climate change, maybe other numbers, like the 5.5 trillion tons of ice lost from Greenland and Antarctica in the past 18 years alone, eventually will.

---

Featured Video For You

---

It's official, 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record

---

• Tech
• Entertainment
• Deals
• Life
• Digital Culture
• Games
• Science
• Social Good

• Fresh Hell
• Google Meet adds 'Zoom
• Twitter's panicked response to the bitcoin scam locked out many users
• 7 old shows we're watching right away on Peacock
• Andrew Yang’s War on Normal People
• Gene Simmons wants to trademark the devil horns gesture, so good luck with that
• Revolut brings crypto trading to U.S. customers
• Guy drives his Smart car straight into a store to avoid the rain
• A Most Baffling Year
• 'Watch Dogs: Legion' preview: Four hours of 'Far Cry 2' memories

• It really feels like you're in a Tesla with new Oculus Quest VR headset
• Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin are chatting about Ethereum on Twitter
• Who are the 41 lucky people Trump follows on Twitter?
• Facebook uses F8 privacy livestream to gather data on its users
• Wikileaks co
• We're sending off the original Avengers with 'Endgame' superlatives
• Facebook wants to become more private, but not in the ways that matter most
• This 'Game of Thrones' fan predicted the ending of the Battle of Winterfell a year ago
• J.K. Rowling responds to 7
• Facebook redesigns app and website around groups and IRL connections

• This Is Not a Blip
• Google Meet adds 'Zoom
• Apple: Privacy cover for your MacBook camera can damage the display
• Apple rumored to develop a medical records platform for iPhone
• Condo-Maximum
• Someone trolled a GOP Senator by signing him up for Nickelback newsletters
• Kim Kardashian is selling her own fidget spinner knockoff and it's shaped like a money sign
• Elon Musk shares render of Berlin Gigafactory, it's very pretty
• Boys to Men
• Tesla's Model Y is the latest SUV to have its price slashed

• Presente at Carnival
• How Muslim cosplayers are cleverly using their hijabs as part of their outfits
• Twitter releases statement about crypto scam hack, keeps affected users locked out
• 7 old shows we're watching right away on Peacock
• The Power and the Noise
• Joe Biden totally surprised a grad with a big kiss on the cheek
• Twitter releases statement about crypto scam hack, keeps affected users locked out
• Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' is exactly what you expect: Review
• As Stalin Lay Dying
• Multiple top Ubisoft execs out amid toxic workplace allegations