Despite over 50 years of messaging about the reality of human-caused climate change,
substantial portions of the population remain sceptical. Furthermore, many sceptics remain …

This article explores current sociological scholarship on climate skepticism and, drawing on
recent literature in social psychology and behavioral science, presents an argument for …

For over 50 years, scientists have sounded alarms that the burning of fossil fuels is causing
changes to the Earth's climate, and that failure to take action on climate change will have …

Effectively addressing climate change requires significant changes in individual and
collective human behavior and decision‐making. Yet, in light of the increasing politicization …

Global climate change is not only the single most significant environmental issue of our time,
widespread and potentially catastrophic social impacts are predicted from sea-level rise and …

Using data gathered from an online survey of residents of the geographic Pacific Northwest
(N= 1000) who are skeptical of climate change, we examine the nuances of the belief that …

In this paper we present an empirically driven language to discuss climate change
skepticism. We conceptualize skeptic/skepticism as an umbrella term that includes those …

We examine how attention to science and political news may influence public knowledge,
perceived harm, and support for climate mitigation policies. Previous research examining …

Scholars continue to search for solutions to shift climate change skeptics' views on climate
science and policy. However, research has shown that certain audiences are resistant to …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been extraordinarily
successful in the task of knowledge synthesis and risk assessment. However, the strong …