Communication paradox: When does presenting climate science as ‘truth’ foster climate scepticism?


By Raquel Bertoldo & Claire Mays


Across the globe, the past four years are the warmest on record; June and July 2019 are the hottest in recorded history. The climate crisis is a given; that it is anthropogenic is equally clear. Scientists agree on this, and the 2013 study quantifying the consensus in the scientific literature at 97% (its lead author says the consensus continues to grow) has

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