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Climate Change Denialism
Critical Analysis of Arguments in Confrontation with Climate Science
Ricardo Ramos
Research Centre in Basic Education (CIEB), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Maria José Rodrigues
Research Centre in Basic Education (CIEB), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Isilda Rodrigues
Education and Psychology Department, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v2i1.6150
Keywords: climate change, climate literacy, education, climate change denialism
Abstract
Climate denialism is a spectrum spanning outright denial and degrees of skepticism about the reality of climate change. Denialism is fueled by disinformation or imprecise information that finds fertile ground on social media and takes advantage of the users’ fears and vulnerabilities, such as a lack of climate literacy and critical thinking. In this article, we offer examples of how to refute climate change denialism and expand notions of climate literacy to include the capacity to both identify and respond to climate disinformation.
