Specifically, 80–90% of Americans underestimate the prevalence of support for major climate change mitigation policies and climate concern. While 66–80% Americans support these policies, Americans estimate the prevalence to only be between 37–43% on average. Thus, supporters of climate policies outnumber opponents two to one, while Americans falsely perceive nearly the opposite to be true.
Its the same deal as the catch 22 of taking away old people's licenses. They live in a place where they need to drive to survive, yet they're no longer able to drive. They cause accidents because they have no other option to push driving past the point of safety.