Climate change denialist think tanks have played a major role in climate obstructionism
in the United States, and we are beginning to learn that there are also certain European
think tanks acting in line with their U.S. counterparts. In the case of Germany, although
the most relevant climate think tanks are aligned with the scientific consensus, one
denialist stronghold is represented by the Europäisches Institut für Klima und Energie
(EIKE). This research examines the communication frames that ...
Climate change denialist think tanks have played a major role in climate obstructionism
in the United States, and we are beginning to learn that there are also certain European
think tanks acting in line with their U.S. counterparts. In the case of Germany, although
the most relevant climate think tanks are aligned with the scientific consensus, one
denialist stronghold is represented by the Europäisches Institut für Klima und Energie
(EIKE). This research examines the communication frames that have been used by the
think tank to build up a discourse of climate denial and delay, among which the attack on
climate science stands out. In addition, this article analyzes press mentions of EIKE,
concluding that the think tank’s ideas have been critically received by the press. The
urgency to act to mitigate the climate crisis makes it necessary to identify obstructionist
actors and discourses to counteract them in the media sphere.
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