In 12 years of Reddit climate change discussion, only 4-6% of posted links point to scientific sources 📊, dwarfed by links to news sites 📰 and other social media 📱. Scientific links are more likely to be posted by users who post centre-left political sources 🌍, and less by those posting polarized sources ⚖️.
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Reddit's climate change debate rarely cites science
Reddit's climate change debate rarely cites science
In twelve years of Reddit climate change discussion, only 4-6% of the posted links point to scientific sources, new research shows. Whil
In twelve years of Reddit climate change discussion, only 4-6% of the posted links point to scientific sources, new research shows. Whil
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**People across 11 countries underestimate how many others agree that climate change is human-caused. 🌍 Providing information about the truth, namely the actual public consensus on climate change, seems largely ineffective, except for a slight increase in willingness to express pro-climate opinions. 🌱**
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SAGE Journals
What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multicountry Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public-Consensus Messaging
Most people believe in human-caused climate change, yet this public consensus can be collectively underestimated (pluralistic ignorance). Across two studies usi...
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On a hot summer day ☀️, cars parked on the street 🚗 can heat up like an oven, and the situation can be worsened by the car's color 🎨, which can even heat up entire urban areas 🌆. Scientists found black cars 🖤 increased heat by almost 4°C on hot summer days.
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#UrbanHeat #SummerDriving #CarColorImpact #ClimateAwareness #HeatIsOn
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euronews
Why the colour of your car might be heating up your city
The study found that black cars increased heat by almost 4°C on hot summer days.
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Analysis of 1,800+ UNESCO documents found that while awareness of climate risks is rising 🌍, real local action to protect heritage sites 🏛️ remains limited.
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Nature
World Heritage documents reveal persistent gaps between climate awareness and local action
Nature Climate Change - Climate risk increasingly threatens World Heritage sites, yet its integration into conservation planning remains underexplored. By analysing 1,868 World Heritage documents,...
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Climate change is worse for the others 🌍, people believe. A meta-analysis of 83 studies involving over 70,000 participants across 17 countries reveals that people systematically underestimate their personal climate risk 🌡️.
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Nature
Meta-analytical evidence of a self–other discrepancy in climate change-related risk perceptions
Nature Sustainability - People tend to perceive their personal risk from climate change as lower than the risk faced by others, which can demotivate engaging in mitigation actions. A meta-analysis...
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