Separating useful signals from distracting noise in the climate discussion

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• Dr Dan Jones (British Antarctic Survey)
• Tuesday 03 June 2014, 13:10-14:00
• The Richard King Room, Darwin College.

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Arguments from basic physics, data analysis, and climate modelling suggest that climate-­warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities. Ninety‐seven percent of climate scientists, and more than 18 international scientific organizations, endorse this position¹. Despite this apparently clear diagnosis, there is still a considerable amount of “noise” regarding climate change in popular discussion. In this informal talk, I attempt to distinguish high quality “signal” from some of the unreliable “noise” in the broad conversation about climate and climate change.

[1] W. R. L. Anderegg, “Expert Credibility in Climate Change,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 107 No. 27, 12107-­12109 (21 June 2010); DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1003187107.

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