Correction to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00582-z, published online 15 September 2020

The original version of this paper included a mistakes in the reference list.

The incorrect references read:

Tagney P (2017) Climate adaptation policy and evidence: understanding the tensions between politics and expertise in public policy. Routledge-Earthscan, London

Tagney P (2019a) Between conflation and denial—the politics of climate expertise in Australia. Aust J Political Sci 54(1):131–149

Tagney P (2019b) Does risk-based decision-making present an ‘epistemic trap’ for climate change policymaking? Evid Policy. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426419X1557747600211

The correct references should read:

Tangney P (2017) Climate adaptation policy and evidence: understanding the tensions between politics and expertise in public policy. Routledge-Earthscan, London

Tangney P (2019a) Between conflation and denial—the politics of climate expertise in Australia. Aust J Political Sci 54(1):131–149

Tangney P (2019b) Does risk-based decision-making present an ‘epistemic trap’ for climate change policymaking? Evid Policy. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426419X1557747600211

This has been corrected in both the online and PDF article file.