Title

Climate Change Denial Books And Conservative Think Tanks: Exploring The Connection

Keywords

climate change denial; conservative movement; conservative think tanks; denial books

Abstract

The conservative movement and especially its think tanks play a critical role in denying thereality and significance of anthropogenic global warming (AGW), especially by manufacturinguncertainty over climate science. Books denying AGW are a crucial means of attacking climate scienceand scientists, and we examine the links between conservative think tanks (CTTs) and 108 climatechange denial books published through 2010. We find a strong link, albeit noticeably weaker for thegrowing number of self-published denial books. We also examine the national origins of the books andthe academic backgrounds of their authors or editors, finding that with the help of American CTTsclimate change denial has spread to several other nations and that an increasing portion of denialbooks are produced by individuals with no scientific training. It appears that at least 90% ofdenial books do not undergo peer review, allowing authors or editors to recycle scientificallyunfounded claims that are then amplified by the conservative movement, media, and politicalelites. © 2013 SAGE Publications.

Publication Date

6-1-2013

Publication Title

American Behavioral Scientist

Volume

57

Issue

6

Number of Pages

699-731

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764213477096

Socpus ID

84877812417 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84877812417

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