Highbrow climate misinformation - by Joseph Heath

I have a professional interest in the philosophical issues raised by the problem of global climate change. I wrote a book on the subject, I give lectures, attend conferences, speak on panels, etc. Yet I often find these events quite frustrating, for reasons that some may find surprising. On many of these occasions, instead of being able to focus on the genuinely difficult philosophical questions raised by climate change (involving primarily the way that we think about our obligations to future generations) I find myself dedicating a large fraction of my time to correcting misinformation. To be clear, these are mistaken beliefs held, not by members of the general public, but often by other university professors. Everyone knows that misinformation is a serious problem when it comes to debate over the climate change issue. The UN just released a major report on the subject. The report, unfortunately, follows the general trend of focusing exclusively on right-wing disinformation, while ign

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