It is extremely
likely that the most oft-cited statement from the “Summary for Policymakers”
(SPM) of the forthcoming Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be:
It is extremely
likely that human influence on climate caused more than half of the increase in
global average surface temperature from 1951–2010.
Mainstream media
and global warming enthusiasts will latch onto that. With little or no
awareness of either its textual or its historical context, they will say,
“There! See? The 2007 report said only ‘very likely’! This one says ‘extremely
likely’! The science is settled! The debate is over! Give it up, you crazy
deniers! It’s time, now, to make drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to
prevent climate catastrophe!” (Indeed, alarmist climate scientist Andrew
Dessler of Texas A&M has already tweeted: “Summary of upcoming
IPCC report: ‘Exactly what we told you in 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 reports…’”)
They will be seriously wrong…..To Read More…..
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