A model of climate belief profiles: How much does it matter if people question human causation?

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 245-261

  Sibley, Chris G ^a   Kurz, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MODELING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

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EID: 84889565966     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asap.12008     Document Type: Article

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