How To Talk To A Climate Skeptic

‘Models don’t account for clouds’—Clouds are complex and uncertain, but unlikely to stop warming 6
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‘Peiser refuted Oreskes’—In a poor piece of work that has been retracted by its author 4
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‘Consensus is collusion’—Is climate science maturing, or should we reach for our tinfoil hats? 8
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‘Position statements hide debate’—True enough, but that is not the whole picture 5
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‘There is no consensus’—If this is not consensus, what would consensus look like? 109
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‘Global warming is a hoax’—I wish James Inhofe were just a hoax ... 12
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‘Some sites show cooling’—But you can’t draw global conclusions from individual sites 0
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‘Climate sensitivity is not very high’—Thermal inertia of the oceans means the jury is still out 2
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‘Sea level in the Arctic is falling’—Sea level is a surprisingly complicated thing 11
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‘Antarctic sea ice is increasing’—Yes, but ... 14
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‘But the glaciers are not melting’—Except ... they are! 3
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‘Global warming stopped in 1998’—Only if you flagrantly cherry pick 170
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‘Antarctic ice is growing’—Well, probably not, but even if it were, we are not off the hook 8
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‘What about mid-century cooling?’—No one said CO2 is the only climate influence 11
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‘The satellites show cooling’—No, they don’t 15
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‘It’s cold today in Wagga Wagga’—Weather and climate are different 2
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‘The temperature record is unreliable’—But temperature trends are clear and widely corroborated 8
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‘Glaciers have always grown and receded’—A few glaciers melting does not mean global warming 14
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‘One record year is not global warming’—Luckily, there are plenty more years to consider 19
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‘The scientists aren’t even sure’—No scientist ever is 33
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‘Models don’t account for clouds’—Clouds are complex and uncertain, but unlikely to stop warming 6

‘Peiser refuted Oreskes’—In a poor piece of work that has been retracted by its author 4

‘Consensus is collusion’—Is climate science maturing, or should we reach for our tinfoil hats? 8

‘Position statements hide debate’—True enough, but that is not the whole picture 5

‘There is no consensus’—If this is not consensus, what would consensus look like? 109

‘Global warming is a hoax’—I wish James Inhofe were just a hoax ... 12

‘Some sites show cooling’—But you can’t draw global conclusions from individual sites 0

‘Climate sensitivity is not very high’—Thermal inertia of the oceans means the jury is still out 2

‘Sea level in the Arctic is falling’—Sea level is a surprisingly complicated thing 11

‘Antarctic sea ice is increasing’—Yes, but ... 14

‘But the glaciers are not melting’—Except ... they are! 3

‘Global warming stopped in 1998’—Only if you flagrantly cherry pick 170

‘Antarctic ice is growing’—Well, probably not, but even if it were, we are not off the hook 8

‘What about mid-century cooling?’—No one said CO2 is the only climate influence 11

‘The satellites show cooling’—No, they don’t 15

‘It’s cold today in Wagga Wagga’—Weather and climate are different 2

‘The temperature record is unreliable’—But temperature trends are clear and widely corroborated 8

‘Glaciers have always grown and receded’—A few glaciers melting does not mean global warming 14

‘One record year is not global warming’—Luckily, there are plenty more years to consider 19

‘The scientists aren’t even sure’—No scientist ever is 33

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