Climate change communication is trapped between the norms that govern scientific practice and the need to engage the public. Overcoming this tension requires new societal institutions where the science and politics of climate change can co-exist.
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Corner, A., Groves, C. Breaking the climate change communication deadlock. Nature Clim Change 4, 743–745 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2348
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