Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10505073 | Global Environmental Change | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠This paper presents a discourse analysis of public commentaries on the two degree dangerous limit. ⺠The limit is described as scientific fact in UK press and much NGO literature. ⺠NGO publications and popular science books argue limit helps communicate complex climate science. ⺠In presentations and interviews expert actors critical of scientific basis for two degree limit. ⺠Claims that limit important for communication undermined by quantity and quality of coverage.
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Authors
Christopher Shaw,