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US adults who don't trust university-based research are less likely to see climate change as an important problem, indicating a need to develop 'a culture of trust'

2023-09-06
(Press-News.org) US adults who don't trust university-based research are less likely to see climate change as an important problem, indicating a need to develop 'a culture of trust'. 

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000147

Article Title: Why don’t Americans trust university researchers and why it matters for climate change

Author Countries: UK, USA

Funding: RD’s work is supported by the Quadrature Climate Foundation [01-21-000149] and Keynes Fund [JHVH]. RMA and DE’s work is supported by Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute. RD receives salary from the Quadrature Climate Foundation and the Keynes Fund. DE and RMA receive salary from Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

 

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[Press-News.org] US adults who don't trust university-based research are less likely to see climate change as an important problem, indicating a need to develop 'a culture of trust'