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Climate Science Glossary
Return to glossary listCook et al. (2026)
Also: Cook et al. 2026
Quantifying the Impact of Skeptical Science Rebuttals in Reducing Climate Misperceptions
Cook, J., Winkler, B., Maessen, C. J., Lubitz, T., Bostrom, D., & Nuccitelli, D. (2025). Quantifying the Impact of Skeptical Science Rebuttals in Reducing Climate Misperceptions. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-19. Link to paper
References
All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.
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