Sentences with phrase «when opinions on climate change»

A short time later, when opinions on climate change diverged, the society began painting Esso's parent company, ExxonMobil, as demon spawn.

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When visiting leading figures from Europe, there were discussions that the U.S. and Europe met eye - to - eye on, like fighting the so - called Islamic State, while other issues revealed divided opinion including Russia and climate change.

That became clear as soon as the article was published, when just about everyone with an opinion on climate change jumped on it.

I have read a tremendous amount of opinions on all of these type of sites, and I have yet to have one person explain the changes in the earths climate (not Weather) when there was no humans much less industrialized nations as we have now.

I have to wonder — and I would like to solicit opinions on this from the RC scientists who initiate the posts — why Michael Mann's «Hockey Stick» and he himself are always such scapegoats when these people launch yet another propoganda crusade against actions to counter destructive climate change.

When I talk to people about climate change (and the one time that I gave a talk on climate change at a physics colloquium), I always like to emphasize the fact that I am a PhD physicist who has spent considerable time reading up on the issue, including many of the actual papers in the peer - reviewed journals, but even with that background I still am not arrogant enough to believe that this qualifies me to have a truly independent opinion on the subject.

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Despite varying opinions on the causes behind «climate change», when it comes to the planet we live on it is probably best to err on the side of caution.

That is, the frequency and clarity of articles and opinion pieces regarding the issue of climate change can be increased, as they should, without generating as much of the «recoil» that sometimes happens when people hear only of problems, if the Times becomes more clear on actions that we should take (credible and large ones) to help address and take some control over the matter.

It is possible, therefore, that the effects of recent accelerations in climate change have not yet started to have a significant contribution to or impact on current sea levels; but based on international scientific opinion, it is more a case of when, rather than if.

The latest example of this strategy began unfolding earlier this month when David Rose, an opinion writer for the British tabloid The Daily Mail — known for misrepresentations of climate change and serial attacks on climate scientists — published a commentary attacking Tom Karl, the recently retired director of the National Centers for Environmental Information at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a scientist for whom I have deep respect.

It is clear that he, and all the other luke - warmers should no longer be considered serious scientists - their opinions count for nothing except to be placed on the scales when justice is served to those who have helped delay climate change action for so long.

For example, the constant refrain about how «the consensus» was wrong about plate tectonics is useful for «skeptics» to exploit - and then argue that the existence of a «consensus» on climate change isn't meaningful - when they don't also consider just how pervasively we all trust the product of scientists» work, and by extension the power of shared opinion among experts, as we live our daily lives.

(Skeptical Science) When these politicians are asked about the basis for their positions on climate change, they almost always respond by saying such things as they «have heard that there is a disagreement among scientists» or similar responses that strongly suggest they have informed an opinion on climate change science without any understanding of the depth of the scientific evidence on which the scientific consensus view 0f climate change has been based.

Some of the gaps in Chapter 3 on ethical issues raised by climate change policy - making include: (1) ethics of decision - making in the face of scientific uncertainty, (2) whether action or non-action of other nations affects a nation's responsibility for climate change, (3) how to spend limited funds on climate change adaptation, (4) when politicians may rely on their own uninformed opinion about climate change science, and (5) who is responsible to for climate refugees and what are their responsibilities.

And so, when government officials with the power to enact climate change policies are on notice that respectable scientific evidence supports the conclusion that their constituents or governments are likely causing great harm, they may not appeal to their uninformed opinion on climate science as justification for not taking action.

In other words, there are some (policy relevant in my opinion) limitations on how bad climate change can get, even when considering exceedingly low likelihood worst case scenarios.

In a recent interview, as yet unpublished, I was asked: I've seen some instances where you have been called a «denier» when it comes to climate change, I am just curious as to your opinion on that?

When Renate Christ, the secretary of the IPCC, is asked about her opinion of reporting on climate change, she refers to articles that mention «climate catastrophe» and calls them «rather refreshing.»