This attitude is exactly what Kevin Anderson currently blames academia for. He argues that on mitigation, the academic community has tailored their conclusions to fit with what they judge to be politically palatable. He concludes: "Many senior academics, senior policymakers, basically the great and good of the climate world have decided that it is unhelpful to rock the status quo boat and therefore choose to work within that political paradigm".

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