Or, more likely, someone or some group will come up with an independent proper theory and model unbiased
by consensus theory and models.
Stopping the increase in CO2 — the only thing that
consensus theory says will stop the future warming — would require a massive expenditure of funds and an even larger expansion of government regulation — both slowing growth (bad news for the world's poor) and possibly diverting funds from important needs.
(By the way,
the consensus theory from email colleagues is that the Times is picking up the pace on education reporting in order to stay ahead of the Wall Street Journal.
I suggest that what should be taught is
the consensus theory of the climate.
Consensus has sometimes been wrong, (eg risks of saturated fats are not as high as once thought), however the agw consensus is based on far more research over a longer time period than on saturated fats, and
consensus theories have a much better record than crank theories.
The climates on Earth, Mars and Venus are well explained by
the consensus theory of planetary climates.
The consensus theory of Earth's climate provides an answer.
Given the provisional and socially constructed peer pressure driving
the consensus theory of aerodynamics, it is amazing that he is willing to travel in an airplane.
Thus far,
the consensus theory has been a resounding NO!