Just because something isn’t 100% certain doesn’t mean you ignore it, and other lessons from two researchers who study the problem of science denial.
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The recent climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, shows that climate change deniers have shifted their tactics to thwart the efforts of countries to phase out fossil fuel use.
One of the most famous stats in the climate debate is the 97% of scientists who endorse the consensus on human-induced global heating. Ahead of the Glasgow summit, that figure has climbed even higher.
If we’re to avert a climate disaster, we must not underestimate the power of climate misinformation campaigns to undermine this week’s IPCC findings.
Science is never settled. But contrary to the claims of a new book, there is enough confidence in the science to justify significant climate action.
One cold winter doesn’t negate more than a century of global warming. We need the political leadership to set the world on a safer path. Ill-informed tweets by government senators won’t help.
Vested interests have lobbied against climate policy worldwide, but that’s only one reason for the slow political response. While most people want climate action, they rank other issues as more urgent.
Retreat, re-liberalisation, or business as usual.
John MacArthur’s long-held view that climate change is fiction is just part of a wider Christian movement coalescing around this important election issue.
Few white evangelicals in the U.S. say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible’s teachings.
New research exposes the common tropes of bad faith arguments about climate change.
Major new survey shows big national variations in levels of concern, polarisation and media usage.
It’s common to encounter people who are misinformed, but don’t know it yet. What’s the best way to talk to someone else about what they think is true?
The internet has allowed pseudoscience to flourish. Artificial intelligence could help steer people away from the bad information.
How to identify and understand different types of denial: scientific, economic, humanitarian, political and crisis.
As the effects of climate change become clearer and more ominous, fossil fuel companies face a choice: Defy warnings of catastrophic climate change, or envision their roles in a post-carbon world.
Tales of heroic rescues and bush Christmases in Australian fiction of the 19th century describe a time when the fire season was confined to summer.
It’s easy to spot outright rejection of the facts on climate change. But it’s far harder to see our own biases and excuses that lead us to delay or deny the need for real action.
People are more likely to deny climate change if they’re inclined toward hierarchy, have lower levels of education or are more religious. But the strongest predictor of denial is a person’s politics.
Africa has already felt the effects of Donald Trump’s climate change denialism. Recent events are also raising political issues of keen interest among the continent’s democrats.
Top contributors
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Research Associate, Reuters Institute, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Director Sydney Environment Institute and Professor of Environmental Politics, University of Sydney
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Holcim (US), Inc. Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Research Associate, Science Society & Sustainability, University of East Anglia
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Research Fellow in the politics of industrial decarbonisation policy, University of Sussex
