 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (September 2022) |
Environmental skepticism is the belief that statements by environmentalists, and the environmental scientists who support them, are false or exaggerated.[1] The term is also applied to those who are critical of environmentalism in general. It can additionally be defined as doubt about the authenticity or severity of environmental degradation. Environmental skepticism is closely linked with anti-environmentalism and climate change denial. Environmental skepticism can also be the result of cultural and lived experiences.[2]
- ^ John S. Dryzek; Richard B. Norgaard; David Schlosberg (18 August 2011). The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. OUP Oxford. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-956660-0.
- ^ Fiske, S (2016). Climate Skepticism" inside the Beltway and across the Bay." In Anthropology and climate change : from actions to transformations. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 319–325. ISBN 978-1-62958-000-5. OCLC 956986219.