A new study published in Environmental Research Letters, drawing on a very large database of peer-reviewed studies, concludes that "the number of papers rejecting the consensus on [anthropogenic global warming] is a vanishingly small proportion of the published research." Getting the public to understand the consensus among the overwhelming majority of credible scientific experts on climate change, i.e., that the scientific community is not deeply divided, would be an important step in the right direction, and could be an aid in stepping up public pressure on our feckless political 'leaders'. Expert credibility matters. Continue reading
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