Closing Climate Change Belief Gaps
Abstract
This paper addresses belief gaps that exist around the contentious and often misunderstood
issue of climate change by highlighting the history and science behind the existing
research, incorporating the most up-to-date policy and projections by governmental
agencies and exploring the many factors influencing the opinion of citizenry – primarily
in the United States. Attention is given to the efforts by multiple entities over
the years, including specific case studies on tobacco and acid rain, to disprove scientific
research and the long-term effect on policy. Ultimately, by analyzing in-depth polling
data, comparing with the history of environmental movement, and accounting for the
role of government and private industry, conclusions are drawn about possible trends
and pathways for more productive discourse and action.
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Master's thesisDepartment
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9247Citation
Ricciardi, Reid (2014). Closing Climate Change Belief Gaps. Master's thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9247.Collections
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