Embracing and resisting climate identities in the Australian press: sceptics, scientists and politics

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Embracing and resisting climate identities in the Australian press: sceptics, scientists and politics

This article charts the development of a label that appeared early on in Australian debates on climate change, namely ‘greenhouse sceptics’. We explore who uses the label, for what purposes and with which effects, and how this label may contribute to the development of social representations in the...

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Main Authors:	Jaspal, Rusi, Nerlich, Brigitte, Van Vuuren, Kitty
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage 2015
Subjects:	climate change media identity scepticism Australia
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31651/

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