Reply to ‘Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature: A re-analysis’
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Article
Publication Date
10-1-2014
Abstract
Cook et al. (2013) (C13) found that 97% of relevant climate papers endorse anthropogenic global warming (AGW), consistent with previous independent studies.Tol (in press) (T14) agrees that the scientific literature ‘overwhelmingly supports’ AGW, but disputes C13′s methods. We show that T14′s claims of a slightly lower consensus result from a basic calculation error that manufactures approximately 300 nonexistent rejection papers. T14′s claimed impact on consensus due to the reconciliation process is of the wrong sign, with reconciliation resulting in a slight increase (
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Energy Policy
Recommended Citation
Cook, J.,
Nuccitelli, D.,
Skuce, A. G.,
Jacobs, P.,
Painting, R.,
Honeycutt, R.,
Green, S.,
Lewandowsky, S.,
Richardson, M.,
&
Way, R. G.
(2014).
Reply to ‘Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature: A re-analysis’.
Energy Policy,
73, 706-708.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.002
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/chemistry-fp/69
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