GLOBAL WARMING: THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF A QUASI-REALITY?

Author: Ambler, Dennis

Source: Energy & Environment, Volume 18, Number 6, November 2007 , pp. 805-813(9)

Publisher: Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd

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Abstract:

The pressure to prove that anthropogenic global warming is real, and happening now has become so strong, that in spite of major and irresolvable uncertainties in climate models, there is a daily renewal and re-inforcement of the idea of scientific certainty in the mainstream media. Whilst uncertainties are often acknowledged in the body of scientific reports, they are rarely seen in press releases and executive summaries.

This paper examines how an almost mass acceptance of imminent and potentially catastrophic global warming by politicians, the media and the public, has come about and highlights the role of various UK agencies such as the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the Met Office in producing this result.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1260/095830507782088695

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