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Dr, Judith Curry points out an interesting essay about consensus on climate change.
https://judithcurry.com/2016/04/17/the-paradox-of-the-climate-change-consensus/#more-21437
From Dr. Curry's reflections,
https://judithcurry.com/2016/04/17/the-paradox-of-the-climate-change-consensus/#more-21437
From Dr. Curry's reflections,
There is genuine scientific consensus on the following points:
global temperatures have increased overall since 1880
humans are contributing to a rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations
CO2 emits and absorbs infrared radiation
For the most consequential issues, there remains considerable debate:
whether the warming since 1950 has been dominated by human causes
how much the planet will warm in the 21st century
whether warming is ‘dangerous’
whether radically reducing CO2 emissions will improve the climate and human well being
Leveraged by the consensus on the three points above that are not disputed, the climate ‘consensus’ is being sold as applying to all of the above, even the issues for which there remains considerable debate.