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A recent Correspondence1 in Nature Climate Change by Noel Castree criticized the Collection 'Energy, climate and society' (http://www.nature.com/energyclimatesociety) as “symptomatic of a problem” in research on the human dimensions of global environmental change. We were stimulated to respond, as in our view the Collection — jointly curated with Nature Energy — is indeed part of the solution he advocates. We want to encourage readers to examine the entirety of the Collection, as papers published in Nature Energy include contributions from many of the fields the Correspondence sees as not represented2,3,4,5,6

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  1. Michigan State University, 220 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, 48824, Michigan, USA

    Thomas Dietz

  2. University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9SL, East Sussex, UK

    Benjamin K. Sovacool

  3. Aarhus University, Nordre Ringgade 1, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark

    Benjamin K. Sovacool

  4. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, 20001, Washington DC, USA

    Paul C. Stern

  5. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 1, Trondheim, 7491, Norway

    Paul C. Stern

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Dietz, T., Sovacool, B. & Stern, P. Reply to 'Broaden research on the human dimensions of climate change'. Nature Clim Change 6, 1051 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3156

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