Sentences with phrase «in public perceptions of climate change»

It's easy for people to get confused about immense inertia of public opinion on climate change because advocacy pollsters are constantly «messaging» an «upsurge,» «shift,» «swing» etc. in public perceptions of climate change.

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In climate change mitigation with interactions, assessment leaders must consider the public perception of theories such as land - based strategies to compensate for industrial emissions, which may not meet expectations if they are described out of context.

The Polaris Climate Change Observatory (PCCO) aims to inform public perception of the role of science in issues of major social importance.

However, I also feel that the conference and particularly the grand after - conference plans may have a significant impact on public perceptions (reinforcing Americans» uniqueness in terms of climate change beliefs and opinions) and that in turn can provide political cover for politicians reluctant to support tough measures.

I am particularily interested in how you ascertained the measure of your subjects «Public perception of scientific consensus of climate change».

They found that climate change, fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy often did not take up much space in these books, despite having «implications on introductory - level science education, the public perception of science and an informed citizenship,» Rittman said.

Motivated reasoning has been used by Leiserowitz et al in a paper which interprets public perception on climate change (Climategate, Public Opinion, and the Loss of public perception on climate change (Climategate, Public Opinion, and the Loss of Public Opinion, and the Loss of Trust.

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Which coincidentally is the same PR technique that Friends of Science is using to delay action on climate change; creating the public perception of a scientific debate in order to undermine support for the Kyoto accord or for any real public policy action.

Finally, James Hansen's 2012 paper, «Public perception of climate change and the new climate dice», was important in highlighting the real - world impacts of climate change, says Prof Andy Challinor, expert in climate change impacts at the University of Leeds and lead author on the food security chapter in the working group two report.

Moreover, previous research has identified important associations between public perceptions of the scientific consensus, belief in climate change and support for climate policy.

Using pre and post measures from a national message test experiment, we found that all stated hypotheses were confirmed; increasing public perceptions of the scientific consensus causes a significant increase in the belief that climate change is (a) happening, (b) human - caused and (c) a worrisome problem.

Previous research has suggested that perceptions of the scientific consensus play an important role in the formation of public beliefs and attitudes towards climate change and, moreover, that (mis) perceptions of the scientific consensus potentially decrease public support for climate change policies [15 — 19].

Using national data (N = 1104) from a consensus - message experiment, we find that increasing public perceptions of the scientific consensus is significantly and causally associated with an increase in the belief that climate change is happening, human - caused and a worrisome threat.

Indeed, in their much — discussed research on «cultural cognition,» Dan Kahan and his colleagues suggest that public perceptions of climate change at least partly depend on the technological solutions proposed.

This denier pre-emption of social science research echoes Frank Luntz» infamous 2002 memo advising Republicans to attack the scientific consensus on climate change in order to erode public support for climate policies - long before social scientists began researching the link between perception of consensus and support for climate action.

Prof Reser said the survey was one of the few in - depth studies that really drilled down into public perceptions and understandings about climate change.

This gap of perception can be traced in part to a small number of contrarian papers that have appeared in the scientific literature and are often cited in the public discourse disputing the causes of climate change (Rahmstorf 2012).

Spence, A., Venables, D., Pidgeon, N. F., Poortinga, W. & Demski, C. Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Energy Futures in Britain: Summary Findings of a Survey Conducted in January - March 2010.

The survey questionnaire included extensive, in - depth measures of public climate change beliefs, attitudes, risk perceptions, policy preferences, behaviors, barriers to action, motivations, and values.

It was that the public perception of scientists, who may be good scientists and produce good science but then engage in trying to destroy the opposition or to inflate the dire consequences of not acting on climate change.

A lecture at New York University Abu Dhabi explored public perceptions of climate change in the UAE and the US.

A year on from the major winter flooding in the UK, the new study led by Cardiff University sheds new light on public perception of climate change.

Public perceptions of climate change in Britain following the winter 2013/2014 flooding.