The victory of President Trump in 2016 was indicative of a lot of things. From the media’s inability to gauge voter perceptions to the aftermath shock, plenty was going on.

The victory also meant that the voters in U.S. chose a candidate who was skeptical about the exaggerated climate doomsday claims we see in our news media these days.

In his pre-election rallies, President Trump was clear about his pro-coal stance and questioned the popular theories htat blamed fossil fuels for extreme man-made climate change.

It is safe to assume that most voters were aware of this, mainly because of the highly popular and televised pre-poll debates, and because of the severe criticisms on Trump’s skeptical views expressed on Twitter.

One can argue that climate change was not the only issue that made voters choose Trump. That is true. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean voters didn’t take the climate issue into consideration.

So, the most powerful economy of the world voted for a pro-coal climate skeptic and made it clear to the world that it won’t be misled by pseudo-scientific doomsday theories and baseless prophecies about a future state of climate.

Two years later, it’s becoming clear that this was not a one-off phenomenon.

In Canada, at least two provinces chose to elect climate-skeptic leaders earlier this year. If these trends continue, the current federal carbon taxes introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government could be among the main reasons for his party’s downfall in the coming elections.

In mid-May, the Australian public elected the climate skeptic and pro-coal Scott Morrison as their Prime Minister. Deranged climate alarmists remarked that “they have lost Australia for now.” Many believe the Australian election result is a very clear public verdict on the issue of climate change, where the silent majority voted against the media sensation about climate doomsday.

In Europe too, voters chose to elect climate skeptic leaders like Matteo Salvini of the nationalist Lega party, which is part of Italy’s governing coalition. Recently, Salvini has been very critical of extraordinary climate claims that linked immigration to global warming.

Poland’s current ruling party, the Law and Justice party, is climate skeptic and has been implementing pro-coal policies. It is likely that it will win this year’s elections, too.

Over in South America, Brazilian voters elected climate skeptic Bolsonaro as President. Also known as the Trump of Latin America, Bolsonaro has been aggressive with his skeptical position, cancelling Brazil’s hosting of the UN’s flagship yearly climate summit this year.

Over in Asia, political parties in the two the world’s two most populous countries, India and China, have kept their citizens happy by sticking to their pro-coal stance despite tall promises made at UN conferences. As a result, the political parties (in China, the only party) cannot be distinguished for their positions on climate change. In India, with a population of 1.3 billion people, climate change is a non-issue in elections. While it is true that other major factors influence voters in all these countries, the rise of climate skepticism is clearly discernible, and voters are no longer hostile to skepticism.