Evaluating the scientific credentials of the supporters of public petitions denying anthropogenic climate change

Notwithstanding the extensive media coverage of topics related to climate change, communication initiatives in open contradiction with the scientific understanding of climate change as a primarily anthropogenic phenomenon are still widespread. We focus here on a recent such initiative, which gained...

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Autores principales: Stefano Caserini, Sylvie Coyaud, Giulia Persico, Gabriele Messori
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:54f0c25711bf4ff9bbc86be9c881af662021-12-01T14:40:58ZEvaluating the scientific credentials of the supporters of public petitions denying anthropogenic climate change1600-087010.1080/16000870.2021.1875727https://doaj.org/article/54f0c25711bf4ff9bbc86be9c881af662021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2021.1875727https://doaj.org/toc/1600-0870Notwithstanding the extensive media coverage of topics related to climate change, communication initiatives in open contradiction with the scientific understanding of climate change as a primarily anthropogenic phenomenon are still widespread. We focus here on a recent such initiative, which gained notoriety between the second half of 2019 and the first half of 2020. We show that its promoters and signatories generally display an extremely low level of scientific activity within the field of climate change. We use this as a basis to reflect upon the scientific credentials of those behind climate change misinformation and the broader context of the communication of climate change.Stefano CaseriniSylvie CoyaudGiulia PersicoGabriele MessoriTaylor & Francis Grouparticleclimate change communicationclimate change denialclimate change miscommunicationOceanographyGC1-1581Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENTellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, Vol 73, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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topic climate change communication
climate change denial
climate change miscommunication
Oceanography
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Meteorology. Climatology
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spellingShingle climate change communication
climate change denial
climate change miscommunication
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Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Stefano Caserini
Sylvie Coyaud
Giulia Persico
Gabriele Messori
Evaluating the scientific credentials of the supporters of public petitions denying anthropogenic climate change
description Notwithstanding the extensive media coverage of topics related to climate change, communication initiatives in open contradiction with the scientific understanding of climate change as a primarily anthropogenic phenomenon are still widespread. We focus here on a recent such initiative, which gained notoriety between the second half of 2019 and the first half of 2020. We show that its promoters and signatories generally display an extremely low level of scientific activity within the field of climate change. We use this as a basis to reflect upon the scientific credentials of those behind climate change misinformation and the broader context of the communication of climate change.
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author Stefano Caserini
Sylvie Coyaud
Giulia Persico
Gabriele Messori
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Giulia Persico
Gabriele Messori
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title Evaluating the scientific credentials of the supporters of public petitions denying anthropogenic climate change
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