POLI 213 Lecture 19: Environmentalism
29 Nov 2018
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Environment minister tells rebel media reporter to stop calling her "climate barbie" Took criticism of her views on climate change very seriously. Richard lindzen (climate change: what do scientists say?) "the science of climate change is leaping " humans are making. "absolutely certain", "97% consensus", "scientists agree" on effects of the path. 2008 uoft and mcgill said he challenged the audience to find a legal way to. Last february, australia, repeats the statement "wilful blindness", stephen. Suzuki is not a climatologist, he is a geneticist. Hardly represents an unpopular positition, does not really oppose status quo it seems that he represents it. From an article by john cook "quantifying the consensus" Need for public to know scientist"s views (consensus) Accurate perception required for support of climate policies in democracy. Sound policy means the people need to know the science involved. Communicating the scientific consensus also increases people"s consensus that climate change is happening.
