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- People all over trust climate researchers less than scientists in general https://www.science.org/content/article/people-all-over-trust-climate-researchers-less-scientists-general 4 comments
- Congressman: Don't Trust Climate Scientists, They're In It For The Money http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/17/3568923/bucshon-climate-scientists-money/ 51 comments politics
- Less than 1 in 10 conservative Republicans trusts climate scientists http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/10/politics-still-rule-in-the-us-publics-acceptance-of-climate-science/ 30 comments politics
- Climate Scientists Agree on Warming, Disagree on Dangers, and Don’t Trust the Media’s Coverage of Climate Change http://www.stats.org/stories/2008/global_warming_survey_apr23_08 2 comments reddit.com
- Fox News Host Tells Huntsman Climate Change Scientists Shouldn't Be Trusted http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201108290003 12 comments politics
- Editorial from the New Scientist: "Without candour, public trust in climate science cannot be restored, nor should it be." http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727692.900-without-candour-we-cant-trust-climate-science.html 4 comments science
- People all over trust climate researchers less than scientists in general | Large international study finds “trust gap” in 43 out of 68 countries https://www.science.org/content/article/people-all-over-trust-climate-researchers-less-scientists-general 33 comments climate
- Neither science education nor "fake climate news [predicted much variance in] belief in climate change, [perceived] scientific consensus [or] trust in scientists" in a pre-registered experiment on over 1200 people. What did? Religiosity, egoism, altruism, and Republican party membership. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/abae77/meta 13 comments science
- Scientists & climate advisers condemn UK Conservatives environmental record - party under pressure on climate crisis as Jeremy Corbyn says Boris Johnson can not be trusted https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/17/scientists-and-climate-advisers-condemn-tory-environmental-record 10 comments worldnews
- Jon Huntsman, who slammed Rick Perry over the summer for not trusting scientists on climate change, has now developed his own doubts. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69892.html 5 comments politics
- A new study reviews how climate scientists, journalists, and the public understand climate change—and where communication gaps persist. Ethical reporting of uncertainty is vital, but misinformation still clouds public trust. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04585-6 7 comments science
- While the majority of the public trusts climate scientists worldwide, the minority that do distrust climate scientists are politically influential when it comes to stalling progress on climate change. Additionally, in many regions, confidence in climate science has increased in recent years. https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/distrust-in-climate-scientists-comes-from-a-minority-but-their-skepticism-is-powerful 18 comments science
- The ways climate scientists explain their predictions about the impact of global warming can either promote or limit their persuasiveness.The more specific climate scientists are about the uncertainties of global warming, the more the American public trusts their predictions. https://news.stanford.edu/2019/10/14/uncertainty-scientific-predictions-can-help-harm-credibility/ 34 comments science
- Scientists need to open up their ivory towers and make science part of everyday life if they want the public to trust the science behind issues such as GM food and climate change, argues Baroness Susan Greenfield http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/06/16/2928357.htm 59 comments science