It puts him at an extreme on the spectrum of debate
over climate change in both tone and substance.
They are solid points that hold lessons for advocates on both sides of the charged debate
over climate science and its implications for society.
I suspect that the heat wave itself will result in a short - term rise in
concern over climate change.
We're not going to magically resolve the
battle over climate change, nor does the series pretend to.
The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil
companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.
However, other than relocating to a different latitude, we have as much
control over climate as we do planetary orbital mechanics.
Deep public
divisions over climate change are unrelated to differences in how well ordinary citizens understand scientific evidence on global warming.
The political
discourse over climate change will continue for decades, and so scientists should be prepared for the long haul.
My guess is there've been few lessons learned out of coverage of the international climate treaty negotiations and the domestic battle
over climate legislation.
We're still
arguing over climate change and to some extent I can understand that; local knowledge has been passed down through five generations of farmers.
The greatest economic uncertainty is
not over climate, but over how much oil is left and how fast we can transition to alternatives.
The oil company loses its home court advantage before a sympathetic judge who has voiced
skepticism over the climate fraud investigations by state attorneys general.
We conduct targeted research on global state and regional climate action, including state and regional legal
authorities over climate policy, innovative climate policy models and global best practices.
Various opponents of climate action have submitted legal briefs in a court
case over climate change - related costs, attacking the 97 % consensus.
The state of economic turmoil throws up a whole new question
mark over climate change legislation.
And he has gone on to challenge the administration not
just over climate but over a host of other areas.
As our dear leaders
meet over climate change, here in NC they are spraying more in the sky than I have ever seen.
It's especially unclear given the huge uncertainties
looming over climate models and the accuracy of the global temperature record.
Between rising oil prices and ongoing
concerns over climate change, there is growing pressure on the global shipping industry to cut its fuel consumption.
But there's more to the climate story than destruction porn, and we have more
control over climate change than most coverage suggests.
Thus as far as the science goes, there is little to advance the case of any side in the debate
over climate policy.
Much of the
alarm over climate change is based on ignorance of what is normal for weather and climate.
Or could it be that
disagreements over climate change are essentially political — and that science is just carried along for the ride?