Climate scientists aren't confused about climate change, but some members of the public and politicians are. In my view, the topic became politiziced when Al Gore became a major spokesperson for the issue. Often the messenger is as important as the message. But those in the oil business have been caught funding a confusion campaign. And many are subconsciously or consciously afraid of the policy and moral implications if they accept climate change as real and human-caused.
So how do we teach the public and our kids how to distinguish fact from self-serving fiction? This study shows that 'alternative facts' do in fact work to confuse people. But you can inoculate them by first deconstructing politicized messaging.
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/psychological-vaccine-could-help-immunise-public-against-fake-news-on-climate-change-study
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