Enhancing endorsement of scientific inquiry increases support for pro-environment policies
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Enhancing endorsement of scientific inquiry increases support for pro-environment policies
Pro-environment policies require public support and engagement, but in countries such as the USA, public support for pro-environment policies remains low. Increasing public scientific literacy is unlikely to solve this, because increased scientific literacy does not guarantee increased acceptance of critical environmental issues (e.g. that climate change is occurring). We distinguish between sc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Royal Society Open Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160360