Thread by @tjayaraman

Bias in climate science. Why does this occur? Who is responsible? @KanitkarT @JMauskar @3rdworldnetwork @moefcc @TheBTI

https://twitter.com/CarbonBrief/status/1445530973999751174

i) First world governments, academia and NGOs share similar biases. Few alternate sources of funding if you don't match their requirements. Try publishing a paper, from the South, that the 1.5 degree target was misconceived and never was feasible.

If you are a First World author you can publish such a paper and even get acknowledged. ii) Plain refusal to cite and refer to Third World papers. No effort to check the literature for such papers even on subjects like equity, climate justice, etc.

iii) Unfortunately, Third World origin gatekeepers in the First World and Third World institutions collaborate in this. Warn dissenting Third World academics of ridicule and being out of mainstream. Have been threatened personally in this way on my criticism of "net zero."

iv) Currently I have little hope of reform. Network of scientists allied closely to First World governments are integrally tied to all moves in climate politics.

v) The irony of it all. The maximum number of top papers from the country that has the most damning policies on climate -- the United States!!

vi) Third World governments also have to share the blame. Open door to all visiting ideologues of climate in "bilateral" exchanges. Our own scientists will not get even a foot in through the door. Outsourcing our thinking to influence peddling posing as collaborative research.

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