'It's all about vested interests': untangling conspiracy, conservatism and climate scepticism | Graham Readfearn

Study across 24 countries suggests the fossil fuel industry has reshaped conservative political values in the US and Australia

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If you reckon the 11 September terrorist attacks might have been an "inside job" or there is a nefarious new world order doing whatever it is the illuminati do, what are you likely to think about the causes of climate change?

Academics have suggested that people who tend to accept conspiracy theories also underplay or reject the science showing humans are causing rapid and dangerous climate change.