DOI: 10.1002/wcc.168
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84862111311
论文题名: The legacy of climategate: Undermining or revitalizing climate science and policy?
作者: Maibach E ; , Leiserowitz A ; , Cobb S ; , Shank M ; , Cobb K ; M ; , Gulledge J
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2012
卷: 3, 期: 3 起始页码: 289
结束页码: 295
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Crime
; Electronic mail
; Information management
; Quality assurance
; Societies and institutions
; Climate science
; Climate scientists
; Data availability
; Government actions
; Management practices
; Public engagement
; Quality assurance procedures
; Scientific misconduct
; Climate change
英文摘要: In mid-November 2009, emails were removed without authorization from a University of East Anglia server and posted to the internet; within 24 h an international scandal was born-alleging fraud by leading climate scientists-which almost immediately became known as climategate. Multiple investigations concluded that no fraud or scientific misconduct had occurred. Despite the exonerations, however, the email controversy has had impacts, both negative and positive. On the negative side, a small minority of the American public and a somewhat larger minority of American TV news professionals-mostly political conservatives-indicated that the controversy made them more certain that climate change is not happening, and undermined their trust in climate scientists. Conservative organizations and politicians continue to cite the controversy in justifying their opposition to government action on climate change. On the positive side, the controversy impressed upon the climate science community the need for improved communication and public engagement efforts, and many individuals and organizations have begun to address these needs. It also reminded the climate science community of the importance of transparency, data availability, and strong quality assurance procedures, stimulating many organizations to review their data management practices. Although it is too soon to gauge the lasting legacy of the controversy, if the climate science community takes it as an opportunity to improve its already high standards of scientific conduct-as well as improve its less well-developed approach to public engagement-the long-term prognosis is good. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76439
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States; Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, Yale School of Forestry and Environment, New Haven, CT, United States; School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, United States; School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States; Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Arlington, VA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Maibach E,, Leiserowitz A,, Cobb S,et al. The legacy of climategate: Undermining or revitalizing climate science and policy?[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2012-01-01,3(3)