Power report shared exclusively with CNBC Make It ranked 48 states and the District of Columbia on how serious the issue of climate change is on a scale of zero to four, with zero being "there is no climate change" and four being, "climate change is very serious." Washington D.C. ranked as the place in the U.S. that takes climate change most seriously. 1 place in the U.S. for taking climate change seriouslyUtility customers in Washington D.C. have the greatest sense of urgency about climate change, with an average score of 3.11— the only region evaluated in the study to score higher than 3. According to the Department of Energy and Environment, Washington D.C. is approaching climate change from two sides: adaptation and mitigation. 3 place in the U.S. that takes climate change the most seriously, according to J.D.

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