Not exact matches
Because, despite having this breadth
of knowledge within its walls, and for many years after these
climate science programs were run at Exxon, the company has spent years and millings
of dollars funding
climate deniers and think tanks who attack the scientific consensus, spreading doubt and
uncertainty.
Climate scientists» work is based on scientific
knowledge and relationships, which must be respected, but we must take account, as in any area
of science, the
uncertainties in scientific data.
After having read the many comments here, I see that the discussion is «getting wrapped around the axle» on the definition
of a «black swan», rather than staying on the main topic
of how
uncertainties and potential major outliers in our
knowledge of climate science should affect our conclusions
of what is likely to be the human impact on
climate and what should be done about it.