Sentences with phrase «much accepted the consensus»

For much of my career I pretty much accepted the consensus, but as I started to think more seriously about the components of the balance of payments, I realized that when Keynes at Bretton Woods argued for a hybrid currency (which he called «bancor») to serve as the global reserve currency, and not the US dollar, he wasn't only expressing his dismay about the transfer of international status from Britain to the US.

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The next year, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was publishing its second major assessment of climate science, Shell found itself in a delicate balancing act between accepting the scientific consensus and arguing that there was still too much uncertainty to dictate aggressive action.

A responsible skeptic will request that you remain open minded to opinions from both sides, and consider the uncertainties involved * without * prejudging them based on the demonstrable human predilection toward a «herd mentality» — by «herd mentality», I mean that once a consensus is formed, a flock of «me too» science papers become much more easily accepted, by peer review journals, than the skeptics» papers.

For me, that begins with people accepting that there is no hiding place left in the science — the overwhelming consensus of the vast body of scientists that study climate is that the trends we are seeing in the air, the oceans and in our ecosystems are entirely consistent with the theory of global warming, while the alternatives offered by sceptical scientists — even the much heralded role of the Sun — so far fail that test.

Roger Pielke Jr. accepts most of the consensus IPCC positions, even calling for a carbon tax, and supporting Obama's proposed EPA regulations, but he's under fire as much as those who question everything.

For decades, climate scientists have wondered why their near - consensus on the existence and danger of global warming hasn't translated into government action, much less a public that accepts climate change as reality.

The increased deductible in some instances ($ 100,000 +) are challenging for commercial clients to accept, but the consensus is that it's much better than not having flood coverage available.