Pennsylvania state climate assessment just published
Relies centrally on RCP8.5 as BAU
Prepared by yet another "climate consultancy" that trades in RCP8.5 analyses
penncapital-star.com/energy-environ…
Relies centrally on RCP8.5 as BAU
Prepared by yet another "climate consultancy" that trades in RCP8.5 analyses
penncapital-star.com/energy-environ…
The PA report also confuses growth in wealth with climate trends, using the widely misused "billion dollar disaster" metric of @NOAA
I have no idea how much public money across the US is being spend on "climate consultants" to produce dodgy reports based on RCP8.5 and billion$ disasters, but it has to be an awful lot ... It's like spending public health money on homeopathy instead of vaccines
Unlike public health, where researchers would be the first to call out mis-spending on homeopathy over vaccines -- in climate, the research community is also deeply vested in RCP8.5 (& to lesser degree billion$ disasters), so blowing the whistle is ... complicated
I shouldn't be the one pointing this out
The same "climate consultant" that is being paid by the state to promote RCP8.5 in PA is also hired by the state to promote the solution to the problems posed by RCP8.5
dep.pa.gov/Citizens/clima…
This is a totally unacceptable COI
The same "climate consultant" that is being paid by the state to promote RCP8.5 in PA is also hired by the state to promote the solution to the problems posed by RCP8.5
dep.pa.gov/Citizens/clima…
This is a totally unacceptable COI
Climate change is real and important
It is not a magical phrase that eliminates the need for rigor in and scrutiny of science, policy & business
In fact, climate change is so important that such attention matters more than usual
It is not a magical phrase that eliminates the need for rigor in and scrutiny of science, policy & business
In fact, climate change is so important that such attention matters more than usual
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