Gaps in public trust between scientists and climate scientists a 68 country study

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Authors
  • O. Ghasemi
  • V. Cologna
  • N.G. Mede
  • S.K. Stanley
  • N. Strahm
  • R. Ross
  • M. Alfano
  • J.R. Kerr
  • M.D. Marques
  • S. Berger
  • J.C. Besley
  • C. Brick ORCID logo
  • M. Joubert
  • E. Maibach
  • S. Mihelj
  • B.R. Newell
  • N. Oreskes
  • M.S. Schäfer
Publication date 06-2025
Journal Environmental Research Letters
Article number 061002
Volume | Issue number 20 | 6
Number of pages 7
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes)
Abstract This study compares public trust in climate scientists and scientists in general across 68 countries (N = 69,534). On average, participants reported moderately high levels of trust in climate scientists, with trust levels being slightly lower than trust in scientists in general. Overall, this trust gap was larger among participants who identified as politically conservative or right-leaning, but there was considerable variation across countries.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add1f9
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005656627
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