Most assessments of health have concentrated on malaria and there are still
debates on the attribution of malaria resurgence in some African areas.
Not exact matches
The focus of the
debate on CO2 is not wholly predicated
on its
attribution to past forcing (since concern about CO2 emissions was raised long before human - caused climate change had been clearly detected, let alone attributed), but
on its potential for causing large future growth in forcings.
From a discussion
on the issues of
attribution to a
debate on portrayals of age and beauty, catch up
on all our discussions surrounding the exhibition, In the Age of Giorgione.
I have no desire to have a «blog
debate» but rather I am making the point that hurried «interpretations» of results aren't generally very accurate and that people can be in too much of a hurry to jump to conclusions about the IPCC,
attribution, impacts
on policy etc..
I agree with her that there is plenty to
debate, both
on the science in tough areas like
attribution and climate sensitivity and
on what mix of incentives, investments, policies, communication efforts and other actions can build a more durable human relationship with the climate system.
'» As compelling as battle with the sceptics seems to be in virtually every aspect of the climate issue, the overstated role of
attribution in the climate
debate has a far more prosaic origin in the fundamental design of the Framework Convention
on Climate Change.
If you want to «
debate» things, you might wish to
debate Richard Betts
on this matter, since we already know that he does not disagree with any
attribution statement made by the IPCC:
My continued participation in the climate conversation is focused
on attribution, adaptation and impacts — and the nature of the
debate itself.
It also has an interesting knock -
on effect in the solar
attribution debate — check my Dec 2007 post
on this.
Nevertheless, this rather arcane
debate over the null hypothesis has important implications for the framing of the IPCC's
attribution arguments, and I hope that this exchange will stimulate
debate and discussion
on this topic within the IPCC community.