Title

Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement

Summary

Misconceptions about climate scientists’ agreement on global warming significantly reduce public support for climate policies. The belief that scientists disagree undermines key supportive beliefs about climate change, such as its reality, human causation, seriousness, and solvability. Correcting this misconception could enhance public support for climate action.

 

َAuthor

Ding, D., Maibach, E. W., Zhao, X., Roser‐Renouf, C., & Leiserowitz, A

Year

2011

َThematic Area

Climate Change

Topic

Climate change and Rumors

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

Publisher

Journal

Nature Climate Change

DOI

http://10.1038/NCLIMATE1295

URL

http://10.1038/NCLIMATE1295

http://10.1038/NCLIMATE1295

APA 7th End Text Citation

Ding, D., Maibach, E. W., Zhao, X., Roser‐Renouf, C., & Leiserowitz, A. (2011). Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement. Nature Climate Change, 1(9), 462– 466. 10.1038/NCLIMATE1295