Linguistic analysis of IPCC summaries for policymakers and associated coverage

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 311-316

  Barkemeyer, Ralf ^a   Dessai, Suraje ^b   Monge Sanz, Beatriz ^c   Renzi, Barbara Gabriella ^d   Napolitano, Giulio ^e  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMATION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MASS MEDIA; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84959294420     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2824     Document Type: Article

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