Scientists’ views and positions on global warming and climate change: A content analysis of congressional testimonies

Climatic Change

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 487-503

  Liu, Xinsheng ^a   Vedlitz, Arnold ^a   Stoutenborough, James W ^b   Robinson, Scott ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING;

ACTION POLICIES; CLIMATE SCIENCE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; POLICY MAKERS; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBAL WARMING; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84937519965     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-015-1390-6     Document Type: Article

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