There is a gap between the current role of the climate science community and the needs of society. Closing this gap represents a necessary but insufficient step towards improved public discourse and more constructive policy formulation on climate change.
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Rapley, C., De Meyer, K. Climate science reconsidered. Nature Clim Change 4, 745–746 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2352
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