Challenging the neutrality myth in climate science and activism

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Publication date 05-10-2024
Journal npj Climate Action
Article number 81
Volume | Issue number 3
Number of pages 3
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  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
Abstract We argue that Büntgen’s (2024) claim that climate science must be separated from activism is fundamentally flawed. Activism does not inherently lead to biased science and striving for value-free science is both unattainable and undesirable. Instead, we advocate for redefining the boundaries of acceptable influence of values in scientific communication and offer practical strategies to move beyond the misleading myth of neutrality.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00171-9
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