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Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the literature: a re-analysis

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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:09 authored by Richard TolRichard Tol
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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  • Published

Journal

Energy Policy

ISSN

0301-4215

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

73

Page range

701-705

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  • Economics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-10-28

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