Abstract

Global climate change is, by its very nature, pervasive. No matter what our location, no matter what our academic specialty, no matter what our political beliefs, as citizens we must explore the topic - if only to give guidance to politicians on how they should respond to treaties, to calls for research, and to the need to set energy priorities. For researchers, understanding the nature of public engagement with global climate change can give us guidance into more theoretical questions about the relationships among science, public, and action.