"A recent peer-reviewed paper by US-based climate scientist Judith Curry estimated the Earth’s climate had a much lower climate sensitivity to CO2 than predicted by the IPCC reports. As a result, Dr Curry said there were serious questions about whether the climate model projections of 21st-century temperatures were fit for making public policy decisions."
check that last bit again -
"As a result, Dr Curry said there were serious questions about whether the climate model projections of 21st-century temperatures were fit for making public policy decisions." - translates to -------------- what a bunch of wallies for making all those socio economic decisions on once again ------------ incorrect assumptions.
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Michael Asten from Monash University’s School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment said that, while opinions on causes differed, the existence of the pause was settled.
“Only activists dare claim the pause in global temperature does not exist,” Professor Asten said."
Bugger ------------- dammed facts destroying a solid religion
"Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie said her organisation, which includes Will Steffen and Tim Flannery, did not accept there had been a pause."
Oh, what a surprise!
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Dr Asten said he believed the pause in surface temperatures would force scientists to re-examine fundamental assumptions in climate science. “The hiatus demonstrates a disconnect between climate models up to 2013 and physical measurements on our ‘laboratory Earth’,” he said.
Dr Asten said research was showing climate sensitivity was lower than thought."
Well, when we finally get serious we just might find that we have to do a hell of a lot more work - yes, we have warming - but, if CO2 isn't the big bogey, then we might want to find out a whole lot more.
So, instead of spending many hundreds of billions of dollars in putting up bird killing wind farms to drive the coal industry away - we just might want to stop WASTING MONEY on that sort of crap and put a LOT more funds into serious research -
