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Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review
Viktoria Cologna
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John Kotcher
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Niels G Mede
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John Besley
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Ed Maibach
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Naomi Oreskes
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2024-05-23
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR: 1.261
CiteScore: 4.3
Impact factor: 5.1
ISSN: 27673200
Abstract
Trust in climate science provides the foundation for evidence-based policymaking on climate change mitigation and adaptation and public perceptions of the urgency of climate change. Here we consider the possibility that lack of public trust in climate science and climate scientists may undermine the effectiveness of climate science communication. To this end, we narratively review three topics of relevance to climate science and climate scientists: 1) The current state of trust; 2) Reasons for distrust; 3) How political engagement affects trust. We then draw on insights from communication and behavioral science to recommend how climate change communicators can become more trustworthy.
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Cologna V. et al. Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review // PLOS Climate. 2024. Vol. 3. No. 5. p. e0000400.
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Cologna V., Kotcher J., Mede N. G., Besley J., Maibach E., Oreskes N. Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review // PLOS Climate. 2024. Vol. 3. No. 5. p. e0000400.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400
UR - https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400
TI - Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review
T2 - PLOS Climate
AU - Cologna, Viktoria
AU - Kotcher, John
AU - Mede, Niels G
AU - Besley, John
AU - Maibach, Ed
AU - Oreskes, Naomi
PY - 2024
DA - 2024/05/23
PB - Public Library of Science (PLoS)
SP - e0000400
IS - 5
VL - 3
SN - 2767-3200
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@article{2024_Cologna,
author = {Viktoria Cologna and John Kotcher and Niels G Mede and John Besley and Ed Maibach and Naomi Oreskes},
title = {Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review},
journal = {PLOS Climate},
year = {2024},
volume = {3},
publisher = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)},
month = {may},
url = {https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400},
number = {5},
pages = {e0000400},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400}
}
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Cologna, Viktoria, et al. “Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review.” PLOS Climate, vol. 3, no. 5, May. 2024, p. e0000400. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400.