Monthly Archives: December 2018

Cliff Mass: victim of academic political bullying

Posted on December 12, 2018 by | 148 comments

by Judith Curry

There is a disturbing story coming out of the University of Washington surrounding Cliff Mass.

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Posted in Politics, Sociology of science

Climate sensitivity to cumulative carbon emissions

Posted on December 11, 2018 by | 220 comments

By Nic Lewis

An observational estimate of transient (multidecadal) warming relative to cumulative CO2 emissions is little over half that per IPCC AR5 projections.

AR5 claims that CO2-caused warming would be undiminished for 1000 years after emissions cease, but observations indicate that it would halve. Continue reading →

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Posted in climate models, IPCC, Sensitivity & feedbacks

Politics of climate expertise

Posted on December 3, 2018 by | 339 comments

by Judith Curry

“Concerning the inability of expert knowledge to resolve environmental controversy and the pressing need for a pragmatic reframing of policy problems to allow for solutions based on bipartisan values.”

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Posted in Sociology of science