The importance of distinguishing climate science from climate activism
Ulf Büntgen
Abstract
I am concerned by climate scientists becoming climate activists, because scholars should not have a priori interests in the outcome of their studies. Likewise, I am worried about activists who pretend to be scientists, as this can be a misleading form of instrumentalization.
Topics & Concepts
Climate scienceClimate changePolitical scienceEnvironmental scienceClimatologyOceanographyGeologyClimate Change and GeoengineeringClimate Change Communication and PerceptionAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics