How the media confuses the public about climate change

The overwhelming majority of climate scientists — some 97 per cent — have concluded that humans are the primary cause of climate change, as many studies have shown. And every major nation in the world accepted that scientific conclusion back in 2013.

Yet the public has the impression there is considerable scientific debate on a subject where there isn’t, as polling has found:

 

Why?

The multi-decade disinformation campaign funded by the fossil fuel industry is certainly a key source of their confusion. And that confusion is amplified whenever the media disproportionately favors scientists who reject the basic scientific consensus on climate change. A 2014 study makes clear this false balance remains commonplace

Read the ClimateProgress story - “Here’s One Way The Media Confuses The Public About Climate Change.”