Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change: biased assimilation and attitude polarisation

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Climatic Change

• Publication date

  2012-03-10

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1007/s10584-012-0424-6
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