{"id":275562,"date":"2023-08-25T19:27:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=275562"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:29:01","slug":"hot-or-not-steven-koonin-questions-conventional-climate-science-and-methodology-uncommon-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=275562","title":{"rendered":"Hot or Not: Steven Koonin Questions Conventional Climate Science and Methodology| Uncommon Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"421\" data-attachment-id=\"275565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=275565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?fit=962%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"962,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?fit=723%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?resize=723%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?w=962&amp;ssl=1 962w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HooverInstitution\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/K_YuVBmoMAvWUs9K8R7ddz2UetaXWgZk0ClLw4MlVFRP7O6BdhTjqF0qfsAckbT7BlOXv3KjoQ=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Hoover Institution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steven Koonin is one of America&#8217;s most distinguished scientists, with decades of experience, including a stint as undersecretary of science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration. In this wide-ranging discussion, based in part on his 2021 book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn&#8217;t, and Why It Matters, Koonin gives a more refined look at the science behind the climate issue than the media typically offers, guiding us through the evidence and its implications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Koonin explains in this interview, he was \u201cshaken by the realization that climate science was far less mature than I had supposed\u201d and that the \u201coverwhelming evidence\u201d of catastrophic implications of anthropogenic global warming wasn\u2019t so overwhelming after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0pPRDRrcEs4YlRSdkVhVjM0NjU5T3FMZllrd3xBQ3Jtc0tsOTdHdUFEX3NubXIyc2EtN2o3Q0pfeUtSVVZ4TV9YLU5Tcl9RTjZVSE1xNEJ2bGU4eXlRUUxBZWxIdzdpWVdaNjl5Nmg5Nnp0OTN1MnVmWEtzdm44VWdZcXIzZEthZl9hTXBlaW9Nd3h0YXF2ZFM5MA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoover.org%2Fpublications%2Funcommon-knowledge&amp;v=l90FpjPGLBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/publications\/u&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l90FpjPGLBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Koonin explains in this interview, he was \u201cshaken by the realization that climate science was far less mature than I had supposed\u201d and that the \u201coverwhelming evidence\u201d of catastrophic implications of anthropogenic global warming wasn\u2019t so overwhelming after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":275565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691819531,691818076,691818154],"class_list":{"0":"post-275562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-anthropogenic-global-warming","9":"tag-co2","10":"tag-net-zero","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-25-192502.png?fit=962%2C560&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-19Gy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":387982,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=387982","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":0},"title":"\u201cHigh Priests of Consensus Panic: The NYT\u2019s Meltdown Over Scientific Skepticism\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"07\/10\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The New York Times is at it again\u2014clutching pearls and reaching for the fainting couch as the Trump administration dares to let a little oxygen into the musty, tightly sealed room of government climate \u201cconsensus.\u201d If the tone of their latest lament, \u201cTrump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":216841,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=216841","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":1},"title":"Andrew Dessler vs. Steven Koonin Debate Official Version Posted","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"09\/02\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Does the world need to rapidly convert to using renewable energy to save the planet from global warming?","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-61.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-61.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-61.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-61.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":259225,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=259225","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":2},"title":"Koonin\u2019s Sociology of Climatology","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/26\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cCan it really be that a multiplicity of stakeholders in climate matters \u2013 scientists, scientific institutions, activists and NGOs, the media, politicians \u2013 are all contributing to misinformation in the service of persuasion?\u201d","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate apocalypticism\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate apocalypticism","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-apocalypticism"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0rwm_climate_koonin.png?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0rwm_climate_koonin.png?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0rwm_climate_koonin.png?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0rwm_climate_koonin.png?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0rwm_climate_koonin.png?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":253405,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=253405","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":3},"title":"Review Of Koonin\u2019s \u201cUnsettled\u201d\u2026Government, Scientific Institutions As \u201cInstruments Of Hostile Forces\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/17\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Climate apocalypticism attracts politicians wishing to keep the public terrified and clamoring for safety.","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0koonin-again.jpg?fit=1200%2C542&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0koonin-again.jpg?fit=1200%2C542&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0koonin-again.jpg?fit=1200%2C542&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0koonin-again.jpg?fit=1200%2C542&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0koonin-again.jpg?fit=1200%2C542&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":213323,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=213323","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":4},"title":"Dessler to Debate \u2018Climate Flat Earther\u2019 Koonin: Why?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/13\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Andrew Dessler, a climatologist at Texas A&M University, will have nothing to do with any critic of climate alarm.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-450.png?fit=996%2C498&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-450.png?fit=996%2C498&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-450.png?fit=996%2C498&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-450.png?fit=996%2C498&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":390874,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=390874","url_meta":{"origin":275562,"position":5},"title":"Tide Running Out on\u00a0Climatism","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"07\/26\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0devastating Texas flooding\u00a0over the July 4 weekend was a natural disaster of immense proportions. The lives lost brought unthinkable heartache for families. Especially difficult to fathom is that so many victims were young children. Adding to the grief was the irresponsible blame game\u00a0that almost immediately arose in the wake of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"blame game\"","block_context":{"text":"blame game","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=blame-game"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AQPFu6S7hSe12c-npKqFo4UpJp75o6RGkVuruskY5oiVkqdJh9uk2LmBOBVxHjz9IylmiQUoJpOxjbuQ1iI3FOGvI0jMm8N-HTvMDyd38E8nRrKpYWpLCpGJ2jWl4LBSryo3jcm0jKrflFJUZNT4A_wVjtyE4Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AQPFu6S7hSe12c-npKqFo4UpJp75o6RGkVuruskY5oiVkqdJh9uk2LmBOBVxHjz9IylmiQUoJpOxjbuQ1iI3FOGvI0jMm8N-HTvMDyd38E8nRrKpYWpLCpGJ2jWl4LBSryo3jcm0jKrflFJUZNT4A_wVjtyE4Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AQPFu6S7hSe12c-npKqFo4UpJp75o6RGkVuruskY5oiVkqdJh9uk2LmBOBVxHjz9IylmiQUoJpOxjbuQ1iI3FOGvI0jMm8N-HTvMDyd38E8nRrKpYWpLCpGJ2jWl4LBSryo3jcm0jKrflFJUZNT4A_wVjtyE4Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AQPFu6S7hSe12c-npKqFo4UpJp75o6RGkVuruskY5oiVkqdJh9uk2LmBOBVxHjz9IylmiQUoJpOxjbuQ1iI3FOGvI0jMm8N-HTvMDyd38E8nRrKpYWpLCpGJ2jWl4LBSryo3jcm0jKrflFJUZNT4A_wVjtyE4Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AQPFu6S7hSe12c-npKqFo4UpJp75o6RGkVuruskY5oiVkqdJh9uk2LmBOBVxHjz9IylmiQUoJpOxjbuQ1iI3FOGvI0jMm8N-HTvMDyd38E8nRrKpYWpLCpGJ2jWl4LBSryo3jcm0jKrflFJUZNT4A_wVjtyE4Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=275562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275566,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275562\/revisions\/275566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/275565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=275562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=275562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=275562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}