Mashable quotes Gill in report on use of ‘climate change’ in grant proposals

Mashable interviewed Jacquelyn Gill, a professor of paleoecology at the University of Maine, for the article, “To obtain funding, scientists may be avoiding use of the term ‘climate change’ in research proposals.” Recently released data from NPR shows that grants and research proposals from the National Science Foundation using the term “climate change” in the title or summary have dropped by 40 percent this year when compared to 2016, the article states. According to Gill, the decrease is likely a self-preservation tactic. Scientists know that work concerning climate research is closely watched and certain terms flagged, according to the article. Gill said scientists are “often coached to talk about climate change without talking about climate change.” She said she worries the balancing act will eventually eliminate climate change from the national dialogue, even though the specific focus areas within climate research will persist.