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Climate science is heavily politicised, because its findings have a massive impact on our economies. But the strongest economic interest is in downplaying globa
by danmaz74 7y ago
Climate science is heavily politicised, because its findings have a massive impact on our economies. But the strongest economic interest is in downplaying global warming, not overplaying it. As a matter of fact, scientists that have a contrarian view towards the consensus have received ample publicity.
- Udik 7y ago> the strongest economic interest is in downplaying global warming, not overplaying it The strongest economic interest might be for inaction (but let's not forget that economic costs are often human costs in the end). On the other hand, as far as information goes, the pressure is towards overstating the risks of climate change: it publishes articles with catchy abstracts, it connects boring researches to a hot new topic, it gives newspapers strong headlines that pique the readers' interest, it gives millions of activists something to fight for. The result is a mix of inaction and panic.