期刊
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
卷 24, 期 -, 页码 389-401出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.08.012
关键词
Scepticism; Climate change; Public attitudes; Perceptions; Cultural theory
资金
- Economic and Social Research Council under the Climate Change Leadership Fellowships programme [RES-066-27-0013]
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/F037511/1, not_applicable] Funding Source: researchfish
- ESRC [not_applicable, ES/F037511/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The holding of doubts about climate change is often referred to as 'scepticism'. However, there has been a lack of clarity in previous work as to what exactly this scepticism comprises. We integrate data obtained from discussion groups and a nationally representative survey, to interrogate and refine the concept of climate change scepticism with respect to the views of members of the public. We argue that two main types should be distinguished: epistemic scepticism, relating to doubts about the status of climate change as a scientific and physical phenomenon; and response scepticism, relating to doubts about the efficacy of action taken to address climate change. Whilst each type is independently associated by people themselves with climate change scepticism, we find that the latter is more strongly associated with a lack of concern about climate change. As such, additional effort should be directed towards addressing and engaging with people's doubts concerning attempts to address climate change. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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