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Opinion
Does climate change knowledge really matter?
Article first published online: 14 JUN 2011
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.126
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Issue
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
Volume 2, Issue 4, pages 475–481, July/August 2011
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How to Cite
Sarewitz, D. (2011), Does climate change knowledge really matter?. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2: 475–481. doi: 10.1002/wcc.126
Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 JUL 2011
- Article first published online: 14 JUN 2011
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Abstract
Climate science and climate policy have been tightly linked for more than two decades. Science is supposed to provide the factual basis for action on climate, and a single policy approach to dealing with climate (through the UN Framework Convention process) has been dominant throughout this period. As a result, debates about climate policy and debates about climate science are impossible to disaggregate, and opposition to the prevailing international climate regime is often expressed as distrust of the science. Until new policy options are available that can enfranchise more diverse political constituencies, climate science will continue to exist as a largely political phenomenon. WIREs Clim Change 2011 2 475–481 DOI: 10.1002/wcc.126
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