Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
8 days ago
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- Over 85 scientists rebut a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report, citing errors and misrepresentations.
- The DOE's Climate Working Group, consisting of climate change skeptics, allegedly cherry-picked data, such as claiming CO2 benefits agriculture while ignoring negative climate impacts.
- The report misleadingly states no evidence of increased meteorological drought, despite studies showing climate change exacerbates droughts through higher temperatures and evaporation.
- The Trump administration uses the DOE report to justify rolling back climate pollution regulations, including the endangerment finding.
- Scientists criticize the report's lack of broad scientific consensus and peer review, unlike UN climate reports.
- The DOE report is seen as a tool to delay climate action and maintain the status quo.
- Over 85 scientists submitted their review during the DOE's open-comment period, highlighting scientific inaccuracies and policy misuse.
- The DOE claims the report was internally reviewed and commits to a science-based climate conversation.
- Critics argue the report's purpose is to provide justification for rolling back climate regulations.