Fault lines in views on climate change revealed: Divided by cause, united by effect
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 18:00
in Earth & Climate
Climate change is a hotly debated issue, but a new study shows geoscientists and engineers also become embroiled in the issue -- and for some, it can get surprisingly personal. Younger, female engineers employed in government seemed to support the Kyoto Protocol, whereas their older, male counterparts -- largely employed by oil and gas companies -- tended to take a fatalistic response to climate change, labeling nature as the culprit.