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Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the literature: a re-analysis
A claim has been that 97% of the scientific literature endorses anthropogenic climate change (Cook et al., 2013. Environ. Res. Lett. 8, 024024). This claim, frequently repeated in debates about climate policy, does not stand. A trend in composition is mistaken for a trend in endorsement. Reported results are inconsistent and biased. The sample is not representative and contains many irrelevant papers. Overall, data quality is low. Cook?s validation test shows that the data are invalid. Data disclosure is incomplete so that key results cannot be reproduced or tested.
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Energy PolicyISSN
0301-4215Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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73Page range
701-705Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
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2014-10-28Usage metrics
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