The amended version, which was brought to the attention of The Times by a reader, acknowledged the consensus that greenhouse gases could contribute to warming.
Tol admitted, "I mean it's pretty clear that most of the science agrees that climate change is real and most likely human-made" Tol has also previously acknowledged, "The consensus is of course in the high nineties" However, while he admits it's real, Tol quibbles whether the consensus is precisely 97%.
"I lost to one of the greatest boxers in boxing," he said, as if he were relieved to be able to acknowledge the general consensus, and join it.
Here Mr. McGerr does acknowledge the lack of consensus among the progressives on how to achieve that goal and argues that as a result of their disagreement their potential impact was reduced.
Such a 20-foot rise is not expected by 2100, and it would have been appropriate for Gore to acknowledge that the consensus of climate scientists--as published in the most recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panell on Climate Change (IPCC --is that sea level IPCC --is to rIPCC --isen 4 and 35 inches, withat central value of 19 incheseaby 2100.
As Mr. Greenspan himself acknowledged, the intellectual consensus about how the economy works has shifted dramatically.
In any case, Tol's critique explicitly acknowledges the expert consensus on human-caused global warming is real and accurate.
Even West Virginia's senior senator, Robert Byrd, acknowledges the growing consensus against this extreme strip mining.
Acknowledging the scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels is driving global warming, the memo recommended that the company "emphasize the uncertainty".
Acknowledging the scientific consensus on climate change, and recognizing the threat it poses to long-term investment returns, these investors will both invest in line with the science, and encourage policymakers and businesses to take appropriate action.
