Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 167, Issue , 2017, Pages 229-241

  Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson ^a   Karlsson, Mikael ^a   Gilek, Michael ^b   Hansson, Sven Ove ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Doubt; Environment; Evidence; Policy; Science denial

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

DOUBT; EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; EVIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; SCIENCE DENIAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 85029679124     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.066     Document Type: Review

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