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Rebuilding trust Climate scientists have offered climate-change skeptics plenty of open goals in the past year. And skeptics have made the most of their chances. So much so that the public debate is in danger of focusing on whether climate scientists can be trusted, rather than on the science itself. In a News Feature, Jeff Tollefson asks how much trust is really eroding, and talks to climatologists working hard to counter the misinformation and bluster coming from skeptics [page 24]. In an Opinion piece, Genevieve Patenaude makes the case for a concerted effort on the part of climate researchers to engage with the business community [page 30]. Big business is a major part of the greenhouse-gas problem, so raising awareness is important. But, says Patenaude, with many new business opportunities linked to the need for green technologies, the message is not entirely negative. See also the Editorial [page 1].