Gaps in public trust between scientists and climate scientists: a 68 country study
Abstract This study compares public trust in climate scientists and scientists in general across 68 countries ( N = 69,534). On average, participants reported moderately high levels of trust in climate scientists, with trust levels being slightly lower than trust in scientists in general. Overall, this trust gap was larger among participants who identified as politically conservative or right-leaning, but there was considerable variation across countries.
Authors
- Mark Alfano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-8033)
- John R. Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-5507)
- Mathew D. Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-650X)
- Cameron Brick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7174-8193)
- Ben R. Newell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-205X)
- Niels G. Mede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-7568)
- Sebastian Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-1024)
- Edward Maibach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-9187)
- Viktoria Cologna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3706-8669)
- Sabina Mihelj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8557-2504)
- John C. Besley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-4973)
- Mike S. Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-7503)
- Marina Joubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0178-1796)
- Samantha K. Stanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1272-5768)
- Наоми Орескес (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-9843)
- Robert Cooke Ross
- Omid Ghasemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-5580)
- Noel Strahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9837-8869)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Harvard University (US)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- George Mason University (US)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Collegium Helveticum (CH)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Michigan State University (US)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research Letters
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add1f9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 21.01
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation