Labeling opinions in the climate debate: A critical review
The article argues that the polarized labels used in the climate change debate, such as “skeptic” or “alarmist,” are shaping the discussion in a combative and antagonistic way. The article critically reviews…
Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015.
This paper is a review of 161 scientific articles on environmental and climate science denial, emphasizing the need for more intensive research across different issues and geographic areas. It argues that while…
Post‐truth and anthropogenic climate change: Asking the right questions
This paper discusses the intense debates around climate skepticism and denial within the context of post-truth culture and argues that these are misguided. It posits that there was never a straightforward relationship…
Why are people skeptical about climate change? Some insights from blog comments
This paper investigates the viewpoints and demographics of more than 150 climate skeptics discovered online, highlighting their advanced educational attainment, the influence of blogs, and the emerging pattern of individuals transitioning from…
Corporate funding and ideological polarization about climate change
The paper examines how ideological polarization around environmental issues, especially climate change, has increased due to corporate funding influencing public knowledge and policy.
Network structure and influence of the climate change counter-movement.
By utilizing network science and machine learning text analysis, this study examines the institutional and corporate dynamics driving public uncertainty about anthropogenic climate change to reveal the influence of elite corporate benefactors…
The growth of climate change misinformation in US philanthropy: Evidence from natural language processing.
This paper examines the relationship between private philanthropy and the dissemination of climate misinformation, revealing an increasing integration of actors spreading scientific misinformation into US philanthropy with funding ties to prominent corporate…
30 years ago global warming became front-page news—And both republicans and democrats took it seriously.
The article discusses a significant turning point in climate change awareness 30 years ago when both Republicans and Democrats took global warming seriously. The author attributes the subsequent erosion of bipartisan consensus…
Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment.
The paper discovers that oil and gas companies predominantly invest in legislators who already have a proven record of voting against environmental policies, rather than influencing legislators to change their voting behavior…
Big Data Mining for Climate Change.
This book explores the challenges of managing and analyzing enormous amounts of climate-related data, presenting integrated big data mining approaches developed in response to the United Nations’ big data climate challenge.
