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DOI	10.1038/s41893-021-00686-7
	Unreflective use of old data sources produced echo chambers in the water–electricity nexus
	Vaca-Jiménez S.; Gerbens-Leenes P.W.; Nonhebel S.; Hubacek K.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	2398-9629
起始页码	537
结束页码	546
卷号	4 期号:6
英文摘要	Echo chambers in science describe the amplification and repetition of information within closed networks. Frequently used data sources can cause echo chambers as scientists keep reading similar outputs from different sources, creating false perceptions of certainty and variety of data sources. We show this effect by studying the scientific and grey literature on water use by electricity systems. The power sector is the largest contributor to anthropogenic carbon emissions and the second largest water consumer. We have assessed the scope and references of 2,426 papers and created a citation network to trace original data sources. Most data sources used for the last 30 years originate from a few old US publications, recently also Chinese, that echo through publications. This echo effect, also reflected in recent scientific publications, creates a confirmation bias, also facilitating double counting of the water intensities of electricity generation. This example from sustainability science warns of the risk of echo chambers in other scientific disciplines. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited part of Springer Nature.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Anthropogenic carbon; Citation networks; Confirmation bias; Electricity generation; Electricity system; Scientific discipline; Scientific publications; Sustainability science
来源期刊	Nature Sustainability
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/249786
作者单位	Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Vaca-Jiménez S.,Gerbens-Leenes P.W.,Nonhebel S.,等. Unreflective use of old data sources produced echo chambers in the water–electricity nexus[J],2021,4(6).
APA	Vaca-Jiménez S.,Gerbens-Leenes P.W.,Nonhebel S.,&Hubacek K..(2021).Unreflective use of old data sources produced echo chambers in the water–electricity nexus.Nature Sustainability,4(6).
MLA	Vaca-Jiménez S.,et al."Unreflective use of old data sources produced echo chambers in the water–electricity nexus".Nature Sustainability 4.6(2021).