OO Scientists Are Worried The IPCC Is Underestimating Sea Level Rise - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the global climate change authority, which forges a consensus over several years with thousands of scientists worldwide for its reports.
Moreover, if those with decision-making authority are involved in a consensus building effort -- or, at last, kept apprised of its progress -- they may feel sufficiently comfortable with the result to endorse it.
Now, leading opposition politicians say that Mr. Karzai should step aside in May and be replaced temporarily by some sort of executive authority agreed to by a consensus of political and judicial leaders.
The Most Rev. Rowan Williams, a liberal-leaning theologian enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury only eight months ago, had summoned the church primates to the meeting this week, and staked his authority on their reaching a consensus that would preserve Anglican unity and the mission work of a church.
Religion carries out a similar process, although one in which agreement is generally asserted by authority rather than by a consensus of objective, unbiased observations.
There doesn't appear to be a consensus amongst authorities.
There doesn't appear to be a consensus among authorities.
Before that announcement is made, Gov. David A. Paterson and the authority are hoping to reach a consensus among all the relevant government entities and private companies on the way to proceed.
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority agreed, declaring the ad in violation of its advertising standards; contrary to the message of the ad, the authority ruled, "there was not a consensus that there was a net benefit to the environment from Malaysia's palm oil plantations".
Yet, the practice showed that a consensus between scientists, authorities and stakeholders for establishing the suggested policy is a considerably difficult task.
