{"id":396153,"date":"2025-08-19T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=396153"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:34:56","slug":"about-that-annoying-doe-climate-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=396153","title":{"rendered":"About That Annoying DOE Climate\u00a0Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"396178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396178\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQNM-UQmLRt49fvVoeW_57K4rBygnnM-yYeGLWt6J9_wKkKV__sFYTjGF4PlaYhoJW5hz7T7Yf0m93UKRAwnxXX946JQfrNtwGKqZb5cjiz7HxjDpSYY2dyv0lyM39-3JySqEcYqxAU67-bSHqxconPt5aMz7A-3.jpeg?fit=1280%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1280\" 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=\"AQNM-UQmLRt49fvVoeW_57K4rBygnnM-yYeGLWt6J9_wKkKV__sFYTjGF4PlaYhoJW5hz7T7Yf0m93UKRAwnxXX946JQfrNtwGKqZb5cjiz7HxjDpSYY2dyv0lyM39-3JySqEcYqxAU67-bSHqxconPt5aMz7A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQNM-UQmLRt49fvVoeW_57K4rBygnnM-yYeGLWt6J9_wKkKV__sFYTjGF4PlaYhoJW5hz7T7Yf0m93UKRAwnxXX946JQfrNtwGKqZb5cjiz7HxjDpSYY2dyv0lyM39-3JySqEcYqxAU67-bSHqxconPt5aMz7A-3.jpeg?fit=723%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQNM-UQmLRt49fvVoeW_57K4rBygnnM-yYeGLWt6J9_wKkKV__sFYTjGF4PlaYhoJW5hz7T7Yf0m93UKRAwnxXX946JQfrNtwGKqZb5cjiz7HxjDpSYY2dyv0lyM39-3JySqEcYqxAU67-bSHqxconPt5aMz7A-3.jpeg?resize=723%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dramatic comic-style illustration showing a group of six men exclaiming in panic while holding a sign that reads 'The end is nigh!' 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQNM-UQmLRt49fvVoeW_57K4rBygnnM-yYeGLWt6J9_wKkKV__sFYTjGF4PlaYhoJW5hz7T7Yf0m93UKRAwnxXX946JQfrNtwGKqZb5cjiz7HxjDpSYY2dyv0lyM39-3JySqEcYqxAU67-bSHqxconPt5aMz7A-3.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" 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\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2025\/08\/18\/about-that-annoying-doe-climate-review\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"440\" data-attachment-id=\"396155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396155\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-344.png?fit=630%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,440\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-344.png?fit=630%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-344.png?resize=630%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a wedding ceremony where the officiant asks the groom and bride if they believe in climate change, with humorous responses from the guests.\" class=\"wp-image-396155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-344.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-344.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the recent DOE Climate Review, legacy media coverage is lop-sided and limited to declarations of disgust and dismissal from climate insiders.\u00a0 Andrew Bolt in Australia is an exception, interested as he is in why climatists find the study so annoying.\u00a0 So, his interview with one of the authors explores the controversy and why the media is averting their attention.<\/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\/LckkSXkr4Nk?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\">For those preferring to read, below is a transcript from the closed captions in italics wtih my bolds and added images. AB refers to Bolt and SK to Koonin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;I\u2019m amazed how<strong>&nbsp;little attention the media<\/strong>&nbsp;has given<strong>&nbsp;to a new report on global warming<\/strong>&nbsp;I mentioned last week. I\u2019m not that surprised to be honest. I mean, I\u2019ve seen how the media ignores proof that the warming scare is grossly exaggerated, but I think you&nbsp;<strong>deserve to know more about this report.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"441\" data-attachment-id=\"396158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?fit=778%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,475\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?fit=723%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?resize=723%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An illustration depicting two men, one looking worried and the other inflating a large pink balloon labeled 'Climate Alarm', symbolizing concerns about climate change.\" class=\"wp-image-396158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-345.png?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In the United States, Chris Wright is the brilliant gas tycoon who now leads the&nbsp;<strong>US Department of Energy.<\/strong>&nbsp;He&nbsp;<strong>hired five very prominent climate experts to report<\/strong>&nbsp;back to the government on what the climate was really doing and whether we could trust predictions by the most popular climate models that we\u2019re facing dangerous warming of at least 3 degrees this century and we\u2019re already copying all sorts of climate disasters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Well, the authors\u2019 conclusion was that the<strong>&nbsp;climate models are actually unreliable.<\/strong>&nbsp;They\u2019re all over the shop. They predict probably one degree more warming than is likely and we aren\u2019t getting many of the predicted climate disasters. Plus,&nbsp;<strong>global warming also has benefits that are often ignored<\/strong>, especially a big increase in trees and crops that we\u2019ve been seeing, a greening of the planet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And in this report, the authors&nbsp;<strong>sum<\/strong>&nbsp;it all up like this. models, the climate models and experience suggests tha<strong>t carbon dioxide induced warming may be less damaging<\/strong>&nbsp;economically than commonly believed and excessively&nbsp;<strong>aggressive mitigation policies<\/strong>, you might include our own net zero schemes, could prove&nbsp;<strong>more detrimental than beneficial.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;[See&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2025\/07\/31\/doe-climate-team-twelve-keys-in-assessing-climate-change\/\">DOE Climate Team: Twelve Keys in Assessing Climate Change<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"554\" data-attachment-id=\"396159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396159\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?fit=1016%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1016,779\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?fit=723%2C554&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?resize=723%2C554&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a pope character stating that scientists believe in anthropogenic global warming, while a doctor replies with a belief that there is no God.\" class=\"wp-image-396159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-346.png?resize=768%2C589&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>So, you can understand why<strong>&nbsp;the authors have since been absolutely trashed<\/strong>&nbsp;for daring to doubt the climate scare and upsetting the climate industry. They\u2019ve been called all sorts of names painted as fools, frauds, Donald Trump Toadies, even Stalinists, would you believe?<strong>&nbsp;But don\u2019t be fooled by the abuse because the five authors are in fact very prominent experts<\/strong>. Professor emeritus Judith Curry has published 192 peer-reviewed papers on the climate. Dr. Roy Spencer, NASA senior scientist runs probably the most accurate measure of world temperature. Professor Ross McKitrick is an expert reviewer of the last three reports of the IPCC (intergovernmental panel on climate change). And distinguished professor John Christie, is a former lead author of an IPCC report. I mean, these are very serious people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Plus Steven Koonin.<\/strong>&nbsp;He\u2019s a physicist and former under secretary of science for President Barack Obama, a Democrat. And I am joined by Steven, Steve thank you so much for your time.<strong>&nbsp;Why did you and the other four experts behind this report actually agree to do it<\/strong>&nbsp;when you must have known the climate industry and the media would really go after you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;Indeed. But you know, all five of us scientists&nbsp;<strong>have long felt that the science was misrepresented<\/strong>&nbsp;to the public and the decision makers, and we wanted to&nbsp;<strong>do our best to set the record straight.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"325\" data-attachment-id=\"396161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?fit=1551%2C696&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1551,696\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?fit=723%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=723%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote from Steven Koonin discussing the treatment of the Developing World and the fear instilled in younger generations, with a green geometric background.\" class=\"wp-image-396161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=1024%2C460&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=768%2C345&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=1536%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?resize=1200%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?w=1551&amp;ssl=1 1551w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-347.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;Well,&nbsp;<strong>on many points your report agrees with<\/strong>&nbsp;what I\u2019ll call the consensus,<strong>&nbsp;the alarmist position,<\/strong>&nbsp;perhaps the position of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. You say, \u201cYes, global warming is real. Yes, it\u2019s a problem. Yes, it\u2019s caused in part by humans.\u201d Now,&nbsp;<strong>tell us where you disagree with this consensus.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;Well, you know, people have said 95% of our report agrees with or is taken right out of the IPCC. It\u2019s just that there are&nbsp;<strong>aspects of what the consensus says that do not find their way to the public. For example:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2666\u00a0There are no detectable trends in the great majority of\u00a0<strong>extreme weather<\/strong>\u00a0types.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2666\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>models<\/strong>\u00a0that we use to project climates into the future are\u00a0<strong>demonstrably deficient<\/strong>. They\u2019re in\u00a0many ways all over the place in terms of their projections. And,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2666\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>projected impacts<\/strong>\u00a0of future climate change, even using those deficient models, are\u00a0<strong>minimal<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>These are very important central points that are there in the report<br>but do not make their way into the public discussion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;You actually point out that<strong>&nbsp;the models tend to run hot,<\/strong>&nbsp;as in predict more warming than we\u2019ve had. They\u2019re unreliable. A number of basing false assumptions of how much emissions we\u2019re going to get.&nbsp;<strong>You actually predict almost one degree less warming<\/strong>&nbsp;over the century than the IPCC model consensus. How important is that?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"468\" data-attachment-id=\"396163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?fit=960%2C621&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,621\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?fit=723%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?resize=723%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A bar chart comparing estimates of climate sensitivity from various instrumental studies and climate models, titled 'Instrumental Studies Vs. Climate Models'.\" class=\"wp-image-396163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-348.png?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ecs-estimates.png\"><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;Well, to be clear,<strong>&nbsp;we don\u2019t predict<\/strong>. We simply&nbsp;<strong>cite and assess the work of others<\/strong>. But certainly, if the&nbsp;<strong>warming<\/strong>&nbsp;is<strong>&nbsp;a degree less<\/strong>&nbsp;than what the IPCC consensus says, that\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>a big deal.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:&nbsp;<\/strong>And what about the&nbsp;<strong>climate disasters?<\/strong>&nbsp;I mean, every time like we\u2019ve got it right now, you know, we\u2019ve got some&nbsp;<strong>algae blooming<\/strong>&nbsp;off the South Australian coast.&nbsp;<strong>Global warming<\/strong>. We get&nbsp;<strong>heavy rain, global warming.<\/strong>&nbsp;We get a&nbsp;<strong>drought<\/strong>, global warming.&nbsp;<strong>How much influence has man-made warming really had<\/strong>&nbsp;from the work that you\u2019ve done in this report? How much has it really influenced the natural disasters we tend to see?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"368\" data-attachment-id=\"396165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-350.png?fit=564%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,368\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-350.png?fit=564%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-350.png?resize=564%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a news anchor in a suit gesturing at a weather map showing a hurricane formation, with a caption stating, &quot;Despite this being the first major hurricane to hit the U.S. since 2005, there's a 100% chance it will be blamed on climate change.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-396165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-350.png?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-350.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>\u00a0Yeah, you know, people have\u00a0<strong>a very short memory for weather disasters.<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s a lovely\u00a0<strong>example<\/strong>\u00a0that turned up at the beginning of July, having to do with the<strong>\u00a0floods in Texas<\/strong>\u00a0that we that were a terrible tragedy. But if you look back in the records, you can find the\u00a0<strong>same kind of event happening in the same place in 1900.<\/strong>\u00a0And of course, human influences on the climate were much smaller in 1900. And so, you have a very\u00a0<strong>hard<\/strong>\u00a0time\u00a0<strong>to logically attributing the recent disaster to carbon dioxide.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The same is true for many other severe weather phenomena.<br>They happened in the past. They\u2019re just relatively rare. And so<br>we get surprised when we see them happen in the present day.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;Yeah. I noticed for instance in your report you say the number of&nbsp;<strong>heat waves in America<\/strong>&nbsp;actually&nbsp;<strong>peaked nearly 100 years ago.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"396167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396167\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?fit=1100%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,799\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?fit=723%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?resize=723%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A political cartoon showing a worried man in a suit holding a paper bag, thinking, 'Another Heat Wave!' with 'MAINSTREAM MEDIA' labeled on the bag.\" class=\"wp-image-396167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-351.png?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;The number of heat waves that were striking America at the time, and what we see now is much less, you know. The damning thing about the heat waves is that&nbsp;<strong>we really don\u2019t understand why the 30s were so much warmer<\/strong>&nbsp;than it has been in many subsequent decades. And that speaks to our rather<strong>&nbsp;poor understanding of the ways in which the climate varies.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"396170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396170\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph showing no trend in U.S. heat wave frequency or magnitude over time, with data points from 1900 to 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-396170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-352.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;I think the real thing about your report that\u2019s annoying so many people in the climate industry is this.&nbsp;<strong>You say the warming will be less<\/strong>&nbsp;than what most people are claiming. You say&nbsp;<strong>the disasters<\/strong>&nbsp;from the warming we\u2019ve seen&nbsp;<strong>are basically exaggerated<\/strong>.&nbsp; They\u2019re not that many that you can point to. And the the&nbsp;<strong>attempts<\/strong>&nbsp;we make&nbsp;<strong>to stop all this are very expensive<\/strong>. And well, do they really work? Isn\u2019 it the takeaway here, that it might&nbsp;<strong>not actually be worth trying to stop<\/strong>&nbsp;what isn\u2019t the the climate disaster that many claim.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>\u00a0Absolutely. You know, in deciding what to do,\u00a0<strong>we have to balance the hazards, the certainties and uncertainties in the changing climate against other considerations.<\/strong>\u00a0Like the world needs more and more energy, and in deciding what to do you have to look at the costs. Are they going to be effective? What about equity between generations, between countries, and so on. It\u2019s not simply that, oh my god, we\u2019ve broken the climate, and we\u2019ve got to fix it. And I do think some people get annoyed when we start to expose those nuances of the situation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"371\" data-attachment-id=\"396171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396171\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?fit=490%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"490,371\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?fit=490%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?resize=490%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a conversation between two individuals, one asking if the other is a believer, followed by a question about climate or religion. The scene includes cartoonish characters in a crowd.\" class=\"wp-image-396171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-353.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>\u00a0Oh yes. So, you\u2019ve really offended in the church of climate. And of course\u00a0<strong>you also stress what\u2019s undeniably true. The greening of the planet<\/strong>\u00a0is actually a benefit of extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. More trees, more plants, more food.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"337\" data-attachment-id=\"396173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=396173\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?fit=3456%2C1609&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,1609\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?fit=723%2C337&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=723%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Line graph showing global crop yields from 1961 to 2023, indicating rising trends for various crops.\" class=\"wp-image-396173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=1024%2C477&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=768%2C358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=1536%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=2048%2C953&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?resize=1200%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-354.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Agricultural yields have in fact doubled<\/strong>&nbsp;over the last 60 years or so. And a good fraction of that,&nbsp;<strong>NASA says 75% is attributable to higher carbon dioxide<\/strong>&nbsp;levels. You know, if you look inside a hot house, we put the carbon dioxide levels typically up to about 1,200 parts per million, which is just about three times what you find in the atmosphere even now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>AB:<\/strong>&nbsp;Now, you\u2019ve come under massive attack, of course, Steve Koonin. I mean<strong>, environmental groups are even suing to censor the report.<\/strong>&nbsp;You\u2019ve got<strong>&nbsp;media outlets of the left demonizing you<\/strong>, running so-called fact checks. I\u2019ve had a look at a few, and they\u2019re not persuasive. Some climate scientists are abusing you, claiming, you know, the group of you are just handpicked skeptics, even though you used to be with the Obama administration.&nbsp; Have there been any criticisms of your report that you think, \u201cYep, that\u2019s fairenough. we\u2019ve goofed here or we haven\u2019t taken this into consideration.&nbsp;<strong>Any criticism you think you can you should take on the chin?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>SK:<\/strong>&nbsp;Well, we\u2019ve seen one already that we basically made a a typographical error in one of the footnotes. We have acknowledged that to the person who pointed it out and of course we will fix it. But you know, we\u2019re refraining right now from looking in detail at<strong>&nbsp;the criticisms<\/strong>&nbsp;till they&nbsp;<strong>come in over the next couple weeks<\/strong>&nbsp;through the public portal. 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