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Global warming is just HALF what we said: World's top climate scientists admit computers got the effects of greenhouse gases wrong | Mail Online

A leaked copy of the world’s most authoritative climate study reveals scientific forecasts of imminent doom were drastically wrong.
The Mail on Sunday has obtained the final draft of a report to be published later this month by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ultimate watchdog whose massive, six-yearly ‘assessments’ are accepted by environmentalists, politicians and experts as the gospel of climate science.
They are cited worldwide to justify swingeing fossil fuel taxes and subsidies for ‘renewable’ energy.
Yet the leaked report makes the extraordinary concession that over the past 15 years, recorded world temperatures have increased at only a quarter of the rate of IPCC claimed when it published its last assessment in 2007.


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Telegraph's "leaked" report = 5% uncertaintly vs the real IPCC report = 95% certainty that global warming is caused by human activity....



An international panel of scientists has found with near certainty that human activity is the cause of most of the temperature increases of recent decades, and warns that sea levels could conceivably rise by more than three feet by the end of the century if emissions continue at a runaway pace....

The report emphasizes that the basic facts about future climate change are more established than ever, justifying the rise in global concern. It also reiterates that the consequences of escalating emissions are likely to be profound....

The coming report will be the fifth major assessment from the group, created in 1988. Each report has found greater certainty that the planet is warming and greater likelihood that humans are the primary cause.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/s...dxnnlx=1377029122-olLP3nIPAdlkPrb/xm7M2Q&_r=0
 
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By the end of the century? Uhmmm, have the folks in the cult forgotten the "oil will be all used up by the end of the century" meme?
 
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You're quoting an article from an organization that can't even match their headlines to their stories correctly. You should consider the possibility that they aren't giving you the complete picture.
 
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At this point it is best to wait and dissect the actual report when it comes out.
I would not be too surprised if they try and paint the models in as good a light as possible.
 
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My wish would be that even if this 'science' is found to be fraudulent that we, as a people, continue to make this world a better than we found it but, without all the burdensome taxes and economy killing regulation.
 
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My wish would be that even if this 'science' is found to be fraudulent that we, as a people, continue to make this world a better than we found it but, without all the burdensome taxes and economy killing regulation.

Economy killing regulation like "you have to scrub some of the uranium out of your coal emissions?" ;)
 
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Economy killing regulation like "you have to scrub some of the uranium out of your coal emissions?" ;)

We could sell it to Iran. ;)

You're not suggesting people are to evil or stupid to make those decisions without a government mandate, are you?
 
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Economy killing regulation like "you have to scrub some of the uranium out of your coal emissions?" ;)
Since the radioisotopes are part of the coal, even if you can scrub it the ash is still radioactive.
Here is an example of poorly conceived regulations.
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Renewable Fuel Standard
Putting our machines in competition with our food supply has always sounded bad.
 
Re: World's top climate scientists confess: Global warming is just QUARTER what we th

Telegraph's "leaked" report = 5% uncertaintly vs the real IPCC report = 95% certainty that global warming is caused by human activity....



An international panel of scientists has found with near certainty that human activity is the cause of most of the temperature increases of recent decades, and warns that sea levels could conceivably rise by more than three feet by the end of the century if emissions continue at a runaway pace....

The report emphasizes that the basic facts about future climate change are more established than ever, justifying the rise in global concern. It also reiterates that the consequences of escalating emissions are likely to be profound....

The coming report will be the fifth major assessment from the group, created in 1988. Each report has found greater certainty that the planet is warming and greater likelihood that humans are the primary cause.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/s...dxnnlx=1377029122-olLP3nIPAdlkPrb/xm7M2Q&_r=0


[h=2]Getting a second opinion on IPCC’s view of climate change[/h] Posted on September 16, 2013 by Anthony Watts
A common argument in warmist circles goes like this missive from Prince Charles:
“If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can’t wait for [endless] tests… The risk of delay is so enormous that we can’t wait until we are absolutely sure the planet is dying.”
But, if the treatment prescribed means your child will face significant personal restrictions in the future due to the treatment, and the doctor refuses to discuss alternatives, wouldn’t you as a parent want to get a second opinion? Of course you would, and that is what the NIPCC report is all about. As I noted in Excerpts from the leaked AR5 Summary for Policy Makers there doesn’t appear to be a single climate skeptic involved, so getting a second opinion is the role this NIPCC reports fills. Note – I had no role nor input to this report, but I think it is important to consider if for no other reason than to get a second opinion. – Anthony
Major New Report on Tuesday: Climate Science Says Global Warming Is Not a Crisis
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) on Tuesday, Sept. 17 will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. Conference call available to those who cannot attend.
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CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) September 16, 2013
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) on Tuesday, Sept. 17 will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago.
The new report, titled Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science, challenges what its authors say are the overly alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose next report is due out later this month.
Continue reading →:peace
 
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[h=2]Getting a second opinion on IPCC’s view of climate change[/h] Posted on September 16, 2013 by Anthony Watts
A common argument in warmist circles goes like this missive from Prince Charles:
“If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can’t wait for [endless] tests… The risk of delay is so enormous that we can’t wait until we are absolutely sure the planet is dying.”
But, if the treatment prescribed means your child will face significant personal restrictions in the future due to the treatment, and the doctor refuses to discuss alternatives, wouldn’t you as a parent want to get a second opinion? Of course you would, and that is what the NIPCC report is all about. As I noted in Excerpts from the leaked AR5 Summary for Policy Makers there doesn’t appear to be a single climate skeptic involved, so getting a second opinion is the role this NIPCC reports fills. Note – I had no role nor input to this report, but I think it is important to consider if for no other reason than to get a second opinion. – Anthony
Major New Report on Tuesday: Climate Science Says Global Warming Is Not a Crisis
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) on Tuesday, Sept. 17 will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. Conference call available to those who cannot attend.
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2013/09/03/11125553/gI_96016_2013_nipcc_cover.jpg[IMG]

CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) September 16, 2013
The [B]Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change [/B]([URL="http://climatechangereconsidered.org/"]NIPCC[/URL]) on Tuesday, Sept. 17 will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago.
The new report, titled Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science, challenges what its authors say are the overly alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose next report is due out later this month.
[URL="http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/09/16/getting-a-second-opinion-on-ipccs-view-of-climate-change/#more-93899"]Continue reading →[/URL]:peace[/QUOTE]

The OP is about the IPCC report... not the Koch's NIPCC nonsense.
 
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The OP is about the IPCC report... not the Koch's NIPCC nonsense.

Ah. Fearful of debate. Too bad.:peace
 
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Ah. Fearful of debate. Too bad.:peace

That would be like me debating the science and you debating your belief.
 
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That would be like debating the science vs belief.

Actually, it's science vs. science. In a world in which Dr. Judith Curry proclaims, "The science is in flux," there is no credible claim of consensus.:peace
 
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Actually, it's science vs. science. In a world in which Dr. Judith Curry proclaims, "The science is in flux," there is no credible claim of consensus.:peace

Thats what the Koch funded deniers would have you believe.



"...More than 800 authors, selected from around 3,000 nominations, are involved in writing the [IPCC} report" and peer reviewed by over 1500 volunteer scientists....compared to what...7 NIPCC paid deniers?


IPCC draft climate report leaked by sceptics - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
 
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Thats what the Koch funded deniers would have you believe.



"...More than 800 authors, selected from around 3,000 nominations, are involved in writing the [IPCC} report" and peer reviewed by over 1500 volunteer scientists....compared to what...7 NIPCC paid deniers?


IPCC draft climate report leaked by sceptics - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yes, and the competing report is based on 1,000 peer-reviewed papers, etc., etc. You are making a childish argument. Per Judith Curry the science is in flux, and Henrik Svensmark is overturning the whole CO2 paradigm anyway.:peace
 
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Thats what the Koch funded deniers would have you believe.

"...More than 800 authors, selected from around 3,000 nominations, are involved in writing the [IPCC} report" and peer reviewed by over 1500 volunteer scientists....compared to what...7 NIPCC paid deniers?

IPCC draft climate report leaked by sceptics - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)



It's so silly seeing you folks so scared that your belief system is crumbling that you so throw "ZOMG! KOCH BROTHERS!!" as if their funding is driving the skeptical argument and ignoring the money pumped into AGW by world governments with MUCH deeper pockets than any billionaire.

The secret is that we don't really need to argue with you folks anymore. Mother Nature is making a hell of a counter argument for us.
 
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It's so silly seeing you folks so scared that your belief system is crumbling that you so throw "ZOMG! KOCH BROTHERS!!" as if their funding is driving the skeptical argument and ignoring the money pumped into AGW by world governments with MUCH deeper pockets than any billionaire.

The secret is that we don't really need to argue with you folks anymore. Mother Nature is making a hell of a counter argument for us.

Thank the Lord that governments all over the world including our own only use the IPCC report and not the phoney baloney NIPCC.

Mother Nature is screaming for you to wake up and smell the carbon dioxide. <cough...cough...cough...>
 
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This AGW thing really seems to be imploding lately and I'll bet in 10 years young people will laugh about the whole episode, "stupid old people".
 
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I don't like the title of that article - computers got it wrong? More like the people programming the computers got it wrong. GIGO.

While I'm not surprised that the science was mostly wrong (because, lets face it, it's big business and billions tied up in the Global Warming meme for Universities, Scientists and grants, jobs, politics, and industry) but it's a little more complicated than fossil fuels = man made global warming. There are natural phenomena at work beyond our control, beyond our influence to change and probably beyond our understanding - but we're getting better. The other part is the propaganda to try and filter through which is equally as distasteful and difficult as the science. So many people peddling their own brand of truth for their own purposes.

While commonly poo-poo'd over the past 5 years, the solar activity of the past 100 years is interesting and while the article still clings to the very small amount of influence the lack of solar activity affects our planet, weather and temperature, I'm sure there are things we don't yet know.

Solar activity drops to 100-year low, puzzling scientists - The Times of India
 
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This AGW thing really seems to be imploding lately and I'll bet in 10 years young people will laugh about the whole episode, "stupid old people".
That, and we are we still paying a tax for Co2 emissions?
The idea may not survive, but any taxes based on it will surly continue.
 
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Who are these "top climate scientists", how many of them are there, and who appointed them "top"?
 
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Who are these "top climate scientists", how many of them are there, and who appointed them "top"?
The article claims to have a copy of the final draft of the upcoming IPCC report.
The Scientist would be the contributing authors, But your question should apply to them also!
 
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We could sell it to Iran. ;)

You're not suggesting people are to evil or stupid to make those decisions without a government mandate, are you?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm suggesting because coal plants (edit: and other major industrial sites) never did any of that **** until we forced them to. It hurts the bottom line, you see.

Interestingly enough, one of the most successful programs we've had for reducing certain types of industrial pollution was conceived and implemented by Republicans. Our current political climate (teehee) precludes us from expanding on such a program, though. We literally are too stupid and too evil.

Since the radioisotopes are part of the coal, even if you can scrub it the ash is still radioactive.
Here is an example of poorly conceived regulations.
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Renewable Fuel Standard
Putting our machines in competition with our food supply has always sounded bad.

Yes, I know, but capturing those emissions means it goes into a giant pond instead of spit into the atmosphere. Which is still a terrible idea compared to nuclear power, but it's better.
Not all biofuels are actually in competition with the food supply, but I agree that corn ethanol was a dumb idea from the start. It takes more energy to produce than it generates. How is that not a show stopper right there? It only works out economically (sortof) because we subsidize the crap out of corn. (yet another stupid regulation)

Stupid "environmental" regulations exist. That does not mean all such regulations are stupid.
 
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