The climate change scepticism in Poland and Norway.

What is it about?

Despite the scientific consensus on the causes of climate change and significance of its mitigation, climate science contrarianism persists in different parts of the world. So far, the research have been dominated either by cases from the Anglo-Saxon cultural sphere or by large comparative studies characterized by quantitative approaches. In this paper, we take a different stance by applying a comparative analysis of in-depth case studies and concentraiting on Poland and Norway.

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Why is it important?

It discusses climate contrarianism in Poland and Norway, countries that not only differ significantly from each other in political, economic and cultural terms, but also lie outside the Anglo-Saxon context. In Norway, there is a broad social and political consensus about the cause and importance of climate change, while in Poland, the truth of anthropogenic climate change is particularly inconvenient. Our research resulted in mixed interpretations: while the two analysed countries do differ to a large extent, the situations are not “black and white”. This observation confirms the results of previous studies, suggesting difficulties in defining universal factors leading to contrarian attitudes.

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