Here is the most recent version of my presentation «Don't Panic: The Science of
the Climate Skeptic Position»
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Not exact matches
Over the long term, he worries that
climate skeptics in the policy world, after dismissing
climate change as a risk in recent years, could later change
positions and say it was real, embracing
climate engineering «as this magic solution that could solve the problem.»
«In France, we are struggling with our own
climate skeptics who enjoy the attention they get for a contrarian
position,» she says.
Climate science
skeptics have derailed a congressional proposal to create the honorary
position of U.S. science laureate.
post # 11 said: So the «
skeptic»
position is that
climate scientists are lying or incompetent until one can prove that they aren't
But to summarize my personal, individual
position, as a
skeptic, I find the emerging anthropogenic influence on
climate to be nascent at best.
[1] Henceforth
skeptics are excused from ever naming all the great scientists they claim support their
position, but who must operate in total secrecy to protect themselves from persecution by the
climate science establishment that is the modern equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition.
The scientific discussion is misframed in the press, in the public mind and in the policy sector, as being between the consensus
position and the «
skeptics» who are so confident that nothing of consequence is at stake in anthropogenic
climate change that they feel comfortable advocating an essentially trivial policy repsonse to it.
All three
positions are represented among the
climate - change
skeptics who infest talk shows, Internet blogs, letters to the editor, op - ed pieces, and cocktail - party conversations.
In chapter 20, «
Climate of Fear,» Moore has a very up to date, science - based, 43 page summary of the
skeptic position on AGW, with around 130 footnotes, often to internet - based sources.
HERE is a line of empirical evidence: (human / industry CO2 emissions are causing global warming) *
Climate Myth The
Skeptic - Denier
position: There's no empirical evidence «There is no actual evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are causing global warming.
When I decided to start posting in Real
Climate a few months ago, I was actually quite willing to change my mind, which was leaning towards the
skeptic position at the time.
Yes but the bulk of
climate skeptics haven't reached your
position.
I can not speak for «the bulk of
climate skeptics» (I presume you do not really mean «
climate skeptics», but rather «CAGW
skeptics»), but I have always concluded that the IPCC model - derived predictions for ECS were exaggerated by a factor of 2 - 3, and this
position now seems validated.
cwon14 / WUWT ignorantly spews toxic venom: • Dr. Curry's «technical comments are a distraction», and • Dr. Curry's views «aren't a rational
position», and • Dr. Curry's merely «the least insane person», and • Dr. Curry is «a poster child for failed
skeptics», and • Dr. Curry «is completely corrupted», and • Dr. Curry «is a statist in the end game», and • Dr. Curry's weblog is «where
skeptics go to die», and • Dr. Curry's ««pause» is yet another stupid concept», and • Dr. Curry's belongs to «pinhead academia», and • Dr. Curry's research is «more
climate science magic dust» (multiple further abusive claims not quoted)
I am sure you know this is ridiculous: none of the prominent
skeptics with whom you associate have this view, which is a fringe
position at best, and misses the point: «
skeptics» invariably accept that
climate changes.
My new column is up at Forbes, and attempts a brief layman's summary of the science of the
climate skeptic's
position.
For no money, therefore,
climate skeptics in the early 21st century are in a
position to theoretically communicate online with as many people as is Greenpeace.
Perhaps the Government should shut down Spencer and Christy, and gag all
climate skeptics (and lukewarmers, and anyone that even slightly disagrees with the Concensus) because having someone shoot at their building clearly shows their position is inciting the Climate Faithful to vi
climate skeptics (and lukewarmers, and anyone that even slightly disagrees with the Concensus) because having someone shoot at their building clearly shows their
position is inciting the
Climate Faithful to vi
Climate Faithful to violence.
The U.S. and the Saudis, to be sure, hold prominent
positions, and just behind them are the rest of the usual suspects: ExxonMobil lobbyists, the American Enterprise Institute, The International Chamber of Commerce (whom journalists complain is so predictable as to be boring, and therefore useless), the
skeptics - cum - denialists, the anonymous scum who distributed counterfeit editions of NGO newsletters (they weren't, actually, very funny) and fake - byline flyers ridiculing the third - world victims of
climate change (you have to see them to believe them).
It is NOT about whether or no «
skeptics» have used «bad practices» (i.e. «hide the decline» methods) to support their various objections to the «official» IPCC «mainstream
position» on
climate change.
Two, in response to arguments from some
climate change skeptics, many scientific organizations with expertise relevant to climate change have endorsed the consensus position that «most of the global warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities» including the following: • American Association for the Advancement of Science • American Astronomical Society • American Chemical Society • American Geophysical Union • American Institute of Physics • American Meteorological Society • American Physical Society • Australian Coral Reef Society • Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO • British Antarctic Survey • Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Environmental Protection Agency • European Federation of Geologists • European Geosciences Union • European Physical Society • Federation of American Scientists • Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies • Geological Society of America • Geological Society of Australia • International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • National Center for Atmospheric Research • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Royal Meteorological Society • Royal Society of
climate change
skeptics, many scientific organizations with expertise relevant to
climate change have endorsed the consensus position that «most of the global warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities» including the following: • American Association for the Advancement of Science • American Astronomical Society • American Chemical Society • American Geophysical Union • American Institute of Physics • American Meteorological Society • American Physical Society • Australian Coral Reef Society • Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO • British Antarctic Survey • Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Environmental Protection Agency • European Federation of Geologists • European Geosciences Union • European Physical Society • Federation of American Scientists • Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies • Geological Society of America • Geological Society of Australia • International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • National Center for Atmospheric Research • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Royal Meteorological Society • Royal Society of
climate change have endorsed the consensus
position that «most of the global warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities» including the following: • American Association for the Advancement of Science • American Astronomical Society • American Chemical Society • American Geophysical Union • American Institute of Physics • American Meteorological Society • American Physical Society • Australian Coral Reef Society • Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO • British Antarctic Survey • Canadian Foundation for
Climate and Atmospheric Sciences • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Environmental Protection Agency • European Federation of Geologists • European Geosciences Union • European Physical Society • Federation of American Scientists • Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies • Geological Society of America • Geological Society of Australia • International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • National Center for Atmospheric Research • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Royal Meteorological Society • Royal Society of
Climate and Atmospheric Sciences • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Environmental Protection Agency • European Federation of Geologists • European Geosciences Union • European Physical Society • Federation of American Scientists • Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies • Geological Society of America • Geological Society of Australia • International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • National Center for Atmospheric Research • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Royal Meteorological Society • Royal Society of the UK
The claim is often made that
climate realists (a.k.a.
skeptics) can not point to peer - reviewed papers to support their
position that there is no evidence of «dangerous global warming:» caused by human emissions of so - called «greenhouse» gases, including carbon dioxide.
It uses the term «anti-
climate» to refer to Heartland's
position — a term which neither Heartland nor any other
climate skeptic outfit ever uses.
According to «
climate realists,» as
skeptics often refer to themselves, the global body is solidifying its
position as an international joke.
Over the last three years, I've had the opportunity to meet with scientists who occupy different
positions on the
climate spectrum: Some are out - and - out «skeptics»; some broadly agree with the so - called «consensus» but dislike its intolerance; others define themselves as «lukewarmers» or have only relatively modest disagreements with Mann & Co - yet even that can not be tolerated by the Big Climate enf
climate spectrum: Some are out - and - out «
skeptics»; some broadly agree with the so - called «consensus» but dislike its intolerance; others define themselves as «lukewarmers» or have only relatively modest disagreements with Mann & Co - yet even that can not be tolerated by the Big
Climate enf
Climate enforcers.
And again, since
skeptic climate scientists have had the same
position this entire time, where is the corruption in all of this?
Skeptic climate scientists, holding unspecified viewpoints prior to the 1991 ICE campaign, were subsequently corrupted to spout the
position of the fossil fuel industry.
Scott also appointed several well - known
climate skeptics to key
positions in state government, including to the Public Service Commission, which regulates electric, natural gas and other utilities.
And I think it is the basis for something of a reasonable criticism from «
skeptics» of the «realist»
position in the
climate wars.
This post is evidence that advocates
positioned as
skeptics will stop at nothing to slur
climate scientists.
The upshot of this comparison is that the
climate change «
skeptic»
position has very few authors with any standing as
climate scientists.
Re # 6 - «if one already adopts the
skeptic position that
climate isn't changing much anyway, then the techno - fix wouldn't be as difficult or costly in their estimation» I think a more appropriate
skeptic position is that the
climate isn't changing much anyway due to anthropogenic GHG emissions.
For one, if one already adopts the
skeptic position that
climate isn't changing much anyway, then the techno - fix wouldn't be as difficult or costly in their estimation (e.g., less sulfur would need to be pumped into the atmosphere).