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Anyone in climate science who does not understand why their work is controversial is living in a cave or willfully ignorant at this point. 1. Many climate scie
by kevinpet 15y ago
Anyone in climate science who does not understand why their work is controversial is living in a cave or willfully ignorant at this point.
1. Many climate scientists claim authority to make policy recommendations, something which is outside the realm of science. (Science ideally informs policy, but policy is about tradeoffs which climate scientists have no privileged insight into.)
2. The public face of climate science is akin to a political attack ad. Anyone who questions the policy recommendations of climate scientists is painted with the same brush as creationists or conspiracy theorists.
3. Climate scientists have mislead the public about their own science. When we have a cold winter, then "weather isn't climate", but when we have heat wave, then "we can't rule out the possibility that this is related to global warming".
Of course, some climate scientists are careful to outline the limits of their knowledge. It's just a few bad apples spoiling it for the honest 2%.
- Tichy 15y ago"When we have a cold winter, then "weather isn't climate", but when we have heat wave, then "we can't rule out the possibility that this is related to global warming"." Are you sure that is the scientists talking, and not just the "common folks"? I never had the impression that climate science is terribly interested in singular spots of measurements. The public of course reacts immediately. If there is a warm winter, they all become believers in climate change, if there is a cold winter, they become convinced it is all bunk. Never mind that the climate change could indeed lead to some regions of the world to actually become colder. Maybe the problem is that everybody thinks they are experts on the weather, too, after all, they can sense it with their own senses - not.