Many citizens, scarcely aware of the laboriously developed pronouncements by
authoritative scientific bodies, take the matter as nothing more than partisan political posturing.
If there really was no consensus, you would provide multiple position statements from relevant and
authoritative scientific bodies that directly contradict the prevailing view.
It's unlikely that the fossil fuel companies will deny in court what is widely accepted by
authoritative scientific bodies around the world: that human emissions have already begun to warm the planet, that the harm is already being felt, that the risks of future harm are significant, and that to head them off emissions have to be rapidly reduced.
Not exact matches
«The FDA made the right decision for the right reasons, standing with sound science and recognizing that the world's most respected and
authoritative scientific and regulatory
bodies have repeatedly found genetically engineered (GE) ingredients to be safe.
Statistics collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other
authoritative bodies paint a much more nuanced picture of the emerging U.S.
scientific workforce.
The National Academy of Sciences of the U.S. (set up by President Lincoln to advise on
scientific issues), as well as major National Academies of Science around the world and every other
authoritative body of scientists active in climate research have stated that the science is clear: the world is heating up and humans are primarily responsible.
Economist David Friedman has an insightful post on the problems inherent in deferring to the views of «
authoritative»
scientific bodies:
Scientific truth can not be established by the endorsement of an
authoritative body such as the NAS or the CDC.