Apparently embarrassed by his vote, Kerry later explained that «the prospect
of human - induced
global warming as an accepted thesis with
adverse consequences for all is here, and it is real.»
In this context, for the Administration to have released a U.S. Climate Action Report with a chapter on climate change impacts that identified a range
of likely
adverse consequences, based on scientific reports including the National Assessment, could rightly be seen as an anomaly and appeared to be seen as a significant political error by Administration allies dedicated to denying the reality
of human - induced
global warming as a significant problem.