"Despite media tendencies to present both sides in (the causes of global warming) debates, which can contribute to continued public misunderstanding regarding (human-caused climate change), not all climate researchers are equal in scientific credibility and expertise in the climate system," said the study, Expert credibility in climate change.
Based on databases compiled by James Prall, a systems administrator at the University of Toronto's electrical and computer engineering department, the study analyzed the publishing background of 1,372 academics, concluding that at least 97 per cent of climate change researchers support evidence that humans are responsible for causing global warming.
The paper was authored by William Anderegg, a graduate student at Stanford University's biology department, along with Jacob Harold, Stephen Schneider and Prall, in order to compare the discrepancy between mainstream media coverage of controversies or debates about global warming with the actual research in scientific journals. Read the full report here.
Source: Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service
