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Tension between scientific certainty and meaning complicates communication of IPCC reports

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  • G. J. S. Hollin

    (Institute for Science and Society, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park)

  • W. Pearce

    (Institute for Science and Society, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park)

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Analysis of an IPCC press conference shows that certain terms hold different meanings for scientific and public audiences, highlighting the difficulty of balancing scientific credibility with public dialogue.

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  • G. J. S. Hollin & W. Pearce, 2015. "Tension between scientific certainty and meaning complicates communication of IPCC reports," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(8), pages 753-756, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate2672
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2672
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    1. Warren Pearce, 2020. "Trouble in the trough: how uncertainties were downplayed in the UK’s science advice on Covid-19," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-6, December.
    2. Tomas Molina & Ernest Abadal, 2021. "The Evolution of Communicating the Uncertainty of Climate Change to Policymakers: A Study of IPCC Synthesis Reports," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-12, February.
    3. Arjan Wardekker & Susanne Lorenz, 2019. "The visual framing of climate change impacts and adaptation in the IPCC assessment reports," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 156(1), pages 273-292, September.
    4. Michael D. Gerst & Melissa A. Kenney & Irina Feygina, 2021. "Improving the usability of climate indicator visualizations through diagnostic design principles," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 166(3), pages 1-22, June.
    5. P. Marijn Poortvliet & Meredith T. Niles & Jeroen A. Veraart & Saskia E. Werners & Fiona C. Korporaal & Bob C. Mulder, 2020. "Communicating Climate Change Risk: A Content Analysis of IPCC’s Summary for Policymakers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-14, June.
    6. Drieschova, Alena, 2021. "The social media revolution and shifts in the climate change discourse," Global Cooperation Research Papers 29, University of Duisburg-Essen, Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21).

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