Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Psychology

Science literacy and climate views

  • News & Views
  • Published:

From Nature Climate Change

View current issue Submit your manuscript

Communicators are convinced of the importance of emphasizing the scientific evidence about climate change risks. But research shows that science-literate individuals are not necessarily the most concerned about global warming.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Kahan, D. et al. Nature Clim. Change 2, 732–735 10.1039/nclimate1547(2012).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. McCright, A. M. & Dunlap, R. E. Glob. Environ. Change 21, 1163–1172 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Kahan, D. M., Jenkins-Smith, H. & Braman, D. J. Risk Res. 14, 147–174 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Irwin, A. & Wynne, B. (eds) Misunderstanding Science? The Public Reconstruction of Science and Technology. (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996).

    Book  Google Scholar 

  5. Pidgeon, N. & Fischhoff, B. Nature Clim. Change 1, 35–41 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Griskevicius, V., Cialdini, R. B. & Goldstein, N. J. Int. J. Sustain. Commun. 3, 5–13 (2008).

    Google Scholar 

  7. Tobler, C., Visschers, V. & Siegrist, M. Clim. Change 114, 189–209 (2012).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Doran, P. T. & Zimmerman, M. K. Eos 90, 22–23 (2009).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. http://www.climateaccess.org/blog/clueless-about-climate-change

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Adam Corner is in the School of Psychology, University of Cardiff, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK, and also works with the Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN),

    Adam Corner

Authors
  1. Adam Corner
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Adam Corner.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Corner, A. Science literacy and climate views. Nature Clim Change 2, 710–711 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1700

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1700

  • Springer Nature Limited

This article is cited by

Search

Navigation