Shutterstock April 1, 2014 The journal that gave in to climate deniers’ intimidation In February 2013, the journal Frontiers in Psychology published a peer-reviewed paper which found that people who reject climate science are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Predictably enough…

www.shutterstock.com January 27, 2014 Climate and vaccine deniers are the same: beyond persuasion Governments are worried. Vaccination rates are falling under the influence of a campaign of misinformation by a small minority of fanatics. Scientifically there is no debate about immunisation, with every…

AAP June 29, 2011 Clearing up the climate debate The majority of the world’s climate scientists agree: climate change is real, we are causing it and it’s happening right now. Despite the scientific consensus, Australia is still deeply divided about what…

AAP June 24, 2011 The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change The Conversation wraps up Clearing up the Climate Debate with a statement from our authors: the debate is over. Let’s get on with it. Over the past two weeks The Conversation has highlighted the consensus…

AAP June 24, 2011 Bob Carter’s climate counter-consensus is an alternate reality CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Professor David Karoly goes down the rabbit hole of Bob Carter’s climate theories. In his book Climate: The Counter-consensus, Bob Carter describes three different realities…

June 23, 2011 Rogues or respectable? How climate change sceptics spread doubt and denial CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Professor Ian Enting takes a look at the front groups and published texts of Australia’s climate sceptics. The “name-calling” in what passes for public debate on climate…

AAP June 22, 2011 The chief troupier: the follies of Mr Monckton CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Associate Professor John Abraham puts Christopher Monckton’s climate claims to the test. This summer, the people of Australia will yet again be treated to a circus tour…

-(Jonathan)-/flickr, scottgun/flickr, Kew Gardens/fickr June 21, 2011 A journey into the weird and wacky world of climate change denial CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Professors Stephan Lewandowsky and Michael Ashley step into the twilight zone of climate change scepticism: where the sun is made of iron and the royals are out to get you…

AAP June 20, 2011 Australia’s contribution matters: why we can’t ignore our climate responsibilities CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Professor Ross Garnaut explains why Australia’s action on climate change policy is important. There is a line of argument about international action that is used by those…

afagen/flickr June 20, 2011 When scientists take to the streets it’s time to listen up CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Dr Michael Brown exposes the tactics used by purveyors of “non-science” to attack climate change research. It takes a lot to get scientists out of their offices and marching…

AAP June 19, 2011 Climate change denial and the abuse of peer review CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Professor Stephan Lewandowsky holds “sceptics” accountable for their subversion of the peer review process. On 20 April 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico…

June 16, 2011 Who’s your expert? The difference between peer review and rhetoric CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Director of the Global Change Institute, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg submits some climate “sceptics” to peer-review and finds them wanting. Peer review is the basis of modern scientific…

June 15, 2011 Our effect on the earth is real: how we’re geo-engineering the planet CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Director of the Melbourne Energy Institute and Professor of Geology Mike Sandiford explores the staggering ways we influence the shape of the globe. Aren’t we too puny to…

AAP June 14, 2011 Speaking science to climate policy CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: CSIRO’s James Risbey explains why it’s not “alarmist” to describe the threat of climate change to the public and how the climate system will respond to half measures. With…

AAP June 14, 2011 The greenhouse effect is real: here’s why CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Bureau of Meteorology scientist Karl Braganza explains why we know the climate is changing, and what’s causing it. In public discussions of climate change, the full range…