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“America needs to be on the cutting edge of climate research. More knowledge is always better.”— Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) (New York Times, 3/25/21) Climate science has garnered its share of prophets and priestesses in the twenty-first century, sometimes from unexpected quarters: school children, for example. When sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic and addressed the US House of Representatives in September 2019, she clothed her mission in the authority of science. Instead of written testimony, she offered an October 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calling for a radical transformation of the world economy. Sounding the refrain that she put front and center throughout her US visit, Thunberg said: “I am submitting this report as my testimony because I don’t want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the scientists. I want you to unite behind science. And then I want you to take real action.” Thunberg’s climate crusade has

Knowledge for a just climate Published: 23 December 2021 Volume 169 , article number 36 ( 2021 ) Cite this article Save article View saved research Climatic Change Aims and scope Submit manuscript This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Access this article Log in via an institution Subscribe and save Springer+ from $39.99 /Month Starting from 10 chapters or articles per month Access and download chapters and articles from more than 300k books and 2,500 journals Cancel anytime View plans Buy Now Buy article PDF USD 39.95 Price excludes VAT (USA) Tax

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