Replication Data for Scientists’ Petitions Concerning Climate Change

No prior studies considering the signatories of scientific petitions which do and do not support the consensus on anthropogenic climate change exist. Additionally, little focus is paid to the support for climate change action of scientific communities relating to specific disciplines. We analyse demographic data for individuals on two separate petitions - one supporting climate change science and one refuting it. The results support prior research that finds climate change contrarians are male, older, and more likely received their degree prior to the 1980s. Those that sign petitions that support climate change science are more diverse in gender, age, nationality, and more likely to receive their degree after the 1980s, and in a different discipline from contrarians. The results show distinct differences in these two groups which suggests there are factors likely influencing these different demographics’ acceptance of climate science beyond just their degree in the field.