Closing the “consensus gap” by communicating
... AGW. However, among a small proportion of the public with strong conservative beliefs, the provision of consensus information can be counterproductive; this could contribute to the persistence of the rejection of climate science. I also found that an effective approach to neutralising the influence ...
... AGW. However, among a small proportion of the public with strong conservative beliefs, the provision of consensus information can be counterproductive; this could contribute to the persistence of the rejection of climate science. I also found that an effective approach to neutralising the influence ...
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... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... 2) Effective communication of climate science needs new ways of engaging with the public. Key findings from the focus groups and a review of the relevant literature on how communication of climate science through the news media might be improved are: • Cultural factors influence the way the public a ...
... 2) Effective communication of climate science needs new ways of engaging with the public. Key findings from the focus groups and a review of the relevant literature on how communication of climate science through the news media might be improved are: • Cultural factors influence the way the public a ...
Author`s personal copy
... Abstract Among many potential causes for policymakers’ contention over whether there is a largely unified scientific agreement on global warming and climate change (GWCC), one possible factor, according to the information deficit theory, is that the scientists who testified in congressional hearings ...
... Abstract Among many potential causes for policymakers’ contention over whether there is a largely unified scientific agreement on global warming and climate change (GWCC), one possible factor, according to the information deficit theory, is that the scientists who testified in congressional hearings ...
Deceitful Tongues: Is Climate Change Denial A Crime?
... of the United States government have launched a number of initiatives to assess the threat and formulate policies to address it. Nevertheless, two decades later the United States government has failed to take effective measures to address climate change domestically or to assert international leader ...
... of the United States government have launched a number of initiatives to assess the threat and formulate policies to address it. Nevertheless, two decades later the United States government has failed to take effective measures to address climate change domestically or to assert international leader ...
climate science
... a few variables. There are elements of climate science that can be addressed using these methods, notably in atmospheric chemistry and the physics and chemistry of aerosol and cloud particles. However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with sy ...
... a few variables. There are elements of climate science that can be addressed using these methods, notably in atmospheric chemistry and the physics and chemistry of aerosol and cloud particles. However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with sy ...
Full Congressional testimonials
... a few variables. There are elements of climate science that can be addressed using these methods, notably in atmospheric chemistry and the physics and chemistry of aerosol and cloud particles. However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with sy ...
... a few variables. There are elements of climate science that can be addressed using these methods, notably in atmospheric chemistry and the physics and chemistry of aerosol and cloud particles. However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with sy ...
Is co-producing science for adaptation decision
... Impacts Programme (UKCIP) a boundary organization based at the University of Oxford in 1997, subsequent ones - UKCIP98 and UKCIP02 - have targeted a broader set of decision-makers, including key infrastructure operators, public bodies, consultants, regulators, private utility companies, and industry ...
... Impacts Programme (UKCIP) a boundary organization based at the University of Oxford in 1997, subsequent ones - UKCIP98 and UKCIP02 - have targeted a broader set of decision-makers, including key infrastructure operators, public bodies, consultants, regulators, private utility companies, and industry ...
Simple Messages Help Set the Record Straight about Scientific
... human-caused, serious, and solvable; in turn, these beliefs are associated with greater support for societal responses to address climate change, and behavior to encourage societal responses [17–19], (but see Kahan [20] for an alternative view). It stands to reason that members of the general public ...
... human-caused, serious, and solvable; in turn, these beliefs are associated with greater support for societal responses to address climate change, and behavior to encourage societal responses [17–19], (but see Kahan [20] for an alternative view). It stands to reason that members of the general public ...
The Perspectives of Climate Scientists on Global Climate Change
... probably due to natural causes, and might even be beneficial. As a consequence, most of the public and even policymakers rely on popular accounts of the issues in newspapers and magazines. Some read surveys of the scientific and economic literature, or follow the lead of individuals they trust who s ...
... probably due to natural causes, and might even be beneficial. As a consequence, most of the public and even policymakers rely on popular accounts of the issues in newspapers and magazines. Some read surveys of the scientific and economic literature, or follow the lead of individuals they trust who s ...
Enhancing endorsement of scientific inquiry increases support for
... is well below consensus levels [5]. Basic scientific literacy is defined as a level of scientific competence sufficient to comprehend public debate about science and technology in the media [6]. Although scientific literacy is a complex construct, Miller, Durant and colleagues—who developed measures ...
... is well below consensus levels [5]. Basic scientific literacy is defined as a level of scientific competence sufficient to comprehend public debate about science and technology in the media [6]. Although scientific literacy is a complex construct, Miller, Durant and colleagues—who developed measures ...
Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... impossible to answer these questions in this project fully or even to an approximate level, due to the scientific difficulty and the sheer range in questions. Therefore, these questions should be considered as setting the scene for this project. The research in this proposal will contribute to the f ...
... impossible to answer these questions in this project fully or even to an approximate level, due to the scientific difficulty and the sheer range in questions. Therefore, these questions should be considered as setting the scene for this project. The research in this proposal will contribute to the f ...
Scientists - Environmental Defense Fund
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
Virginia`s Strategy for Safeguarding Species of Greatest
... of the existing threats and will likely result in new sets of impacts and stressors. Virginia’s Strategy for Safeguarding Species of Greatest Conservation Need from the Effects of Climate Change was created to provide initial guidance on actions Virginia’s conservation community can implement immedi ...
... of the existing threats and will likely result in new sets of impacts and stressors. Virginia’s Strategy for Safeguarding Species of Greatest Conservation Need from the Effects of Climate Change was created to provide initial guidance on actions Virginia’s conservation community can implement immedi ...
Climate Science: Is it currently designed to answer questions
... importance of science to the nation, and argued that the government need only adequately support basic science in order for further benefits to emerge. The scientific community felt this paradigm to be an entirely appropriate response by a grateful nation. The next 20 years witnessed truly impressiv ...
... importance of science to the nation, and argued that the government need only adequately support basic science in order for further benefits to emerge. The scientific community felt this paradigm to be an entirely appropriate response by a grateful nation. The next 20 years witnessed truly impressiv ...
NO. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. CLAUDE EARL
... General Walker in another unrelated case raise substantial doubts about whether that firm should be permitted to serve as the “disinterested prosecutor” whose impartiality is demanded by law and expected by the public. ...
... General Walker in another unrelated case raise substantial doubts about whether that firm should be permitted to serve as the “disinterested prosecutor” whose impartiality is demanded by law and expected by the public. ...
Science Communication Research
... scientific leaders tend to hold very high levels of trust. In 2012, 90 percent of the public expressed either “a great deal of confidence” (41%) or "some confidence" (49%) in leaders of the scientifi ...
... scientific leaders tend to hold very high levels of trust. In 2012, 90 percent of the public expressed either “a great deal of confidence” (41%) or "some confidence" (49%) in leaders of the scientifi ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... increased exponentially, with annual publications doubling from 2005 to 20095. Given the importance of scientific consensus, our study analyses climate papers from 1991 to 2011 to determine the level of consensus in published research. ...
... increased exponentially, with annual publications doubling from 2005 to 20095. Given the importance of scientific consensus, our study analyses climate papers from 1991 to 2011 to determine the level of consensus in published research. ...
Public Understanding of Science - Penelope Ironstone
... to attend the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit the next month. The author explained that it was difficult to make political decisions before research data were clear and that computer models were flawed, as “many papers given at the last annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of S ...
... to attend the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit the next month. The author explained that it was difficult to make political decisions before research data were clear and that computer models were flawed, as “many papers given at the last annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of S ...
MOTION to Intervene Memorandum - Maibach
... GMU’s recent decision to produce the rest of his emails shows, without a doubt, that Dr. Maibach’s interest are no longer being adequately protected in this action. To allow an additional 1,000 to 1,500 or so pages of emails – ten times what has been produced so far – to be released to Petitioners w ...
... GMU’s recent decision to produce the rest of his emails shows, without a doubt, that Dr. Maibach’s interest are no longer being adequately protected in this action. To allow an additional 1,000 to 1,500 or so pages of emails – ten times what has been produced so far – to be released to Petitioners w ...
Establishing Accountability for Climate Change Damages: Lessons
... industry became front-page news in the 1990s. The headlines did not tout the fact that tobacco causes lung cancer, which had already been widely reported; instead, they focused on the tobacco industry’s lies to the public, its efforts to target children in its marketing campaigns, and its manipulati ...
... industry became front-page news in the 1990s. The headlines did not tout the fact that tobacco causes lung cancer, which had already been widely reported; instead, they focused on the tobacco industry’s lies to the public, its efforts to target children in its marketing campaigns, and its manipulati ...
letter
... I am Chief Legal Counsel for Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, and I write in response to the July 13, 2016, subpoena issued to her by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (the "Committee"). The subpoena is sweeping in its scope and completely unprecedented in its intende ...
... I am Chief Legal Counsel for Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, and I write in response to the July 13, 2016, subpoena issued to her by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (the "Committee"). The subpoena is sweeping in its scope and completely unprecedented in its intende ...
Chapter 9 Climate Research and Climate Politics in Germany
... was again achieved through hybrid institutions, two Enquête Commissions (EK) on the “Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere”. Enquête commissions are elements peculiar to the German political system. They are initiated by the German parliament, the Bundestag, to supply scientific evidence and advice o ...
... was again achieved through hybrid institutions, two Enquête Commissions (EK) on the “Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere”. Enquête commissions are elements peculiar to the German political system. They are initiated by the German parliament, the Bundestag, to supply scientific evidence and advice o ...
BODY PARAGRAPHS
... importance to our nation (and the world) due to the implications of ignoring it, if, as Oreskes argues, human activities are a significant contributing factor. The text is an effective argument because Oreskes’s primary appeal is reasonable and logical, which may stand in contrast to the ubiquitous ...
... importance to our nation (and the world) due to the implications of ignoring it, if, as Oreskes argues, human activities are a significant contributing factor. The text is an effective argument because Oreskes’s primary appeal is reasonable and logical, which may stand in contrast to the ubiquitous ...
The scientific consensus on climate change: How do we know we`re
... The IPCC is a somewhat unusual scientific organization: created not to foster new research, but to compile and assess existing knowledge on a politically charged issue. Perhaps its conclusions have been skewed by these political concerns? Perhaps, but IPCC is by no means alone it its conclusions, an ...
... The IPCC is a somewhat unusual scientific organization: created not to foster new research, but to compile and assess existing knowledge on a politically charged issue. Perhaps its conclusions have been skewed by these political concerns? Perhaps, but IPCC is by no means alone it its conclusions, an ...