Given the fact that
trust in climate science is at its nadir for well - founded reasons right now, and many of them seem from their own words, to be philosophical lightweights — I think I'll do fine on my own thank you.
«A lack of a clear, consistent messages on the science [sic] has a detrimental impact on the public's
trust in climate science.»
I do still have quite a lot of
trust in the climate science, although less trust in the estimates of uncertainty that have been presented.
Analysis of longitudinal survey data shows that interest in science at age 12 — 14 years is associated with increased
trust in climate scientists in adulthood (mid thirties) in the United States, irrespective of political ideology.
That should have read»... and see that the numbers are quite high for
trust in climate scientists, or institutions that have strong «consensus» views on climate change, as the most reliable source...»
Why didn't you do this a year ago, when saving and restoring
trust in climate science would have been a lot easier?
There are gaping divisions in Americans» views across every dimension of the climate debate, including causes and cures for climate change and
trust in climate scientists and their research, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
If science knowledge and quantitative skills increase
trust in climate scientists, we might expect this effect to be greater for liberals — who tend to be more accepting of climate science than conservatives.
On average, science interest in young adulthood is associated with about a 6 % increase in
trust in climate scientists.
As I discuss in the paper, these results suggest an exciting path forward for rekindling public
trust in climate scientists.
The results suggest that self - reported science interest at young ages is associated with
trust in climate scientists about two decades later (see the figure below).
In a study recently published at Nature Climate Change, I demonstrate that interest in scientific topics at young ages (12 - 14) is associated with increased
trust in climate scientists decades later in adulthood, across the ideological spectrum.
I find that science interest measured in young adulthood earlier explains more than a third (36 %) of the variable's cumulative effect on
trust in climate scientists.
Young adults» science knowledge and quantitative skills, on the other hand, bear little association with
trust in climate scientists measured years later.
Liberals and those with «egalitarian» values didn't lose much
trust in climate science or scientists at all.
There's nothing here that is contradictory to requirements for strong immediate decisions, but what he writes explains, why people need not agree on that even, if
their trust in the climate science itself is rather strong.
It is no wonder that the Man from the Met Office writes that he believes that there is a lot of work to do to regain
the trust in climate science.
I think such pathetic quality in science communication is exactly why
trust in climate science is questionable.
The paragraph below, from the poll, links increasing skepticism in the US with reduced
trust in climate scientists due to climategate, «raising questions about the objectivity of some leading climate science researchers» (see last sentence:
The public
trust in climate science has been eroded.
First, how is this relevant to the discussion about
trust in climate models or — to extend the thought — of anthropogenically caused catastrophe, considering that the sea has been rising at approximately the same rate for about 7,000 years?
Thiis further diminishes
my trust in climate scientists.
This post examines the thesis that motivated reasoning by climate scientists is adversely impacting the public
trust in climate science and provides a reason for people to reject the consensus on climate change science.
For instance, to the extent that science knowledge influences judgments related to climate change and
trust in climate scientists, it generally influences views among Democrats, but not Republicans.
To the extent that science knowledge influences judgments related to climate change and
trust in climate scientists, it affects views among Democrats, but not Republicans.
There are a variety of valid reasons for lack of
trust in climate science.
You seem to believe that some substantial amount of people had
their trust in climate scientists eroded by climategate.
This to me is one of the reasons for the lack of
trust in climate science.
Here is what I saw: I saw rightwingers on blogs who expressed zero
trust in climate scientists prior to climate gate (over and over, calling AGW a «hoax» perpetrated by Eco-Nazis and corrupt academics selling their scientific integrity) saying that Climategate caused them to lose
trust in climate scientists.
When I hear someone say, What was the big deal about I lost
trust in climate science because of Climategate, anyhow, I instantly assume that it's a believer in AGW
The IPCC does not seem to understand the cumulative impact of these events on the loss of
trust in climate scientists and the IPCC process itself.
[March 3 Update: Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists put it this way in a new Times article on
trust in climate research: «We need to acknowledge the errors and help turn attention from what's happening in the blogosphere to what's happening in the atmosphere.»]
Judith Curry is on a mission of rebuilding
trust in climate science.
If one's goal is to build public
trust in climate science, and to demand an ethical approach to tending the global commons, demolishing one's credibility and handing ammunition to foes is probably not a viable strategy.
I'm sure it has, but alas I fear the episode will have done little to improve
trust in climate science, or rather the Climate Community.
The Politics of Climate — Polarized views about climate issues stretch from the causes and cures for climate change to
trust in climate scientists and their research.
Polls suggest that many have lost
trust in climate scientists in part due to the UEA email affair.
Not exact matches
According to IRS tax returns, between 2002 and 2010, Donors
Trust provided over $ 90 million
in funding ($ 90,989,710 to be exact) to 84 groups that deny the scientific realities of
climate change.
On the one hand, the whole
climate of our time is directed toward a
trust in science.
This is not the
climate of «dialogue» as it happens
in the West or
in the comfortable setting of international conferences; it is the painful making and remaking of
trust in a deeply unsafe and complex environment.
Intimacy grows
in a
climate of
trust based on commitment to fidelity and continuity.
She cites a study which analyzes survey data revealing that, since the mid-1970s, a falling percentage of college - educated conservatives claim to «
trust science,» compared to relatively stable numbers among liberals, and argues that those who oppose contraception, question the Neo-Darwinist narrative of evolution, or disagree with certain political measures to address global
climate change, are opposed to science
in general....
The Banrock Station Environmental
Trust also supports internationally and nationally recognised conservation organisations to further their objectives
in tackling global environmental issues such as
climate change, water conservation, ecosystem loss and species loss.
As a respected leader
in what is arguably the most vibrant land conservation community
in this country, Mass Audubon is well - positioned to shape
climate change response strategies by land
trusts and our government partners.
As a respected leader
in what is arguably the most vibrant land conservation community
in this country, Mass Audubon stands well positioned to shape
climate change response strategies by land
trusts and our government partners.
The Conservatives under Mr Cameron are currently leading the polls as the most
trusted party on the environment, although the government has now agreed to Tory and Liberal Democrat demands to introduce a
climate change bill
in the Queen's speech this month.
While I don't know what the
climate was like
in 1941, keep
in mind one of the failures of Intelligence back then that lead to Pearl Harbor was the White House was taken off the list of agencies that could see Japanese intel... We also know that there were several big shake ups
in the relationship between the various branches following the war (The President was not seen as someone who could be corrupt until Nixon did it during Watergate... there was more
trust back then.
«We judge this will further assist
in nurturing the
climate of
trust between nuclear and non-nuclear states,» Mr Hague said.
Mr Balls, the former schools secretary, told The Daily Telegraph that the invasion had been a «mistake» for which Britain paid a heavy price while Ed Miliband, the former
climate change secretary, said it had resulted
in a «catastrophic loss of
trust» for Labour.
«Anti-corruption agencies
in Nigeria generally have not met widespread expectations mainly because of lack of political will of those
in government to fight grand corruption; absence of an over-all national anti-graft strategy; inadequate legal framework and resources and / or lack of full and effective implementation of new initiatives; limited independence and public
trust; lack of an enabling
climate and necessary know - how, and lack of basic ethical values.