Illinois Sustainable Technology Center - University of Illinois
INRS State Scientific Surveys
Politics and Science in Confronting Environmental Change
Presented by Professor Steve Seitz -- University of Illinois, Computational Modeling Lab, LAS & Department of Political Science
January 27, 2011
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If the best available scientific knowledge recommends a policy response to climate change, why don't governments act? What happens when certain opinion leaders claim that climate change is a hoax or that it is not anthropogenic? We examine the interface between scientific knowledge and popular opinion and their respective roles in motivating public policy.