"Reply to ‘Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in" by John Cook, Dana Nuccitelli et al.
 

Reply to ‘Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature: A re-analysis’

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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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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.002

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Energy Policy

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