Climate Politics
Scientists Assail ‘Cherry-Picking’ of Trump Administration Climate Report
Experts issued a detailed critique of the report, which argues that trying to limit global warming may do more harm than good.
Chris Wright, US energy secretary, during a television interview outside the White House on Aug. 19.
Photographer: Will Oliver/EPAMore than 85 scientists have published a lengthy joint critique of a recent Energy Department report that downplayed the effects of climate change, calling it riddled with “pervasive problems.”
“It’s full of omissions. It’s full of simple errors. It’s full of cherry-picking citations,” said Andrew Dessler, professor of atmospheric science at Texas A&M University and lead author of the new analysis totaling more than 450 pages.