Be aware that an underpowered or stuck stepper motor can "skip", causing the position data to be incorrect.
A servo motor has active feedback, so doesn't have this issue. Servos do have their own drawbacks too, so they are not always a suitable replacement.
There is a difference between climate concern, where you desperately want to do anything to fix the climate problems, and climate anxiety, where you are so overwhelmed by the climate issues that it interferes with your ability to take any action.
I suspect this study is focusing only on the latter.