Trump voters are not the obstacle to climate action many think they are

Climate change is not just about facts. It is wrong to dismiss the disengaged on the grounds that they are out of touch with reality.

Karl Dudman, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~8 min

Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial

Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean for climate denial.

Joshua Hart, Professor of Psychology, Union College • conversation
Oct. 30, 2024 • ~8 min

Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?

An alternate timeline that ends with a Nobel prize for Exxon’s CEO.

John Grant, Senior Lecturer in Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Jan. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

Three reasons why climate change models are our best hope for understanding the future

Climate models from the 1970s and 80s stand up incredibly well when compared with actual warming trends.

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL • conversation
Jan. 28, 2022 • ~8 min

'Don’t Look Up': Hollywood's primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science

Just because something isn’t 100% certain doesn’t mean you ignore it, and other lessons from two researchers who study the problem of science denial.

Barbara K. Hofer, Professor of Psychology Emerita, Middlebury • conversation
Jan. 5, 2022 • ~8 min

Three possible futures for global climate scepticism

Retreat, re-liberalisation, or business as usual.

Eloise Harding, Teaching Fellow in Politics, University of Southampton • conversation
March 2, 2021 • ~6 min

'God intended it as a disposable planet': meet the US pastor preaching climate change denial

John MacArthur's long-held view that climate change is fiction is just part of a wider Christian movement coalescing around this important election issue.

Paul Braterman, Hon. Research Fellow; Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of Glasgow • conversation
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~7 min

Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial

Few white evangelicals in the U.S. say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible's teachings.

Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University • conversation
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~10 min

Climate denial hasn't gone away – here's how to spot arguments for delaying climate action

New research exposes the common tropes of bad faith arguments about climate change.

Stuart Capstick, Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University • conversation
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min

How much do people around the world care about climate change? We surveyed 80,000 people in 40 countries to find out

Major new survey shows big national variations in levels of concern, polarisation and media usage.

James Painter, Research Associate, Reuters Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
June 16, 2020 • ~7 min

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