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NYT article on US Nat’l Climate Assessment/Trump is right & wrong
“Trying to politicize or dismiss climate science is one thing when the warnings come from Democrats or academics. But this report comes from his administration’s very own agencies.”
It is right that Trump Admin has politicized the Nat’l Climate Assessment
But that is by design
So too did Clinton, Bush & Obama
The NCA is run from the White House by political appointees
Political interference is a feature not a flaw
See
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/fixing-the-us-national-climate-assessment
The NYT incorrectly asserts that the NCA is run by the federal agencies
That is wrong
Egregiously wrong
It is run out of the White House
See the history here:
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/fixing-the-us-national-climate-assessment
The 4th assessment (Obama) was highly politicized as well
It misused RCP8.5 throughout & promoted the most extreme scenarios
Somehow, work funded by Bloomberg/Steyer came to play a major role in the report, authored by scientists with undeclared COIs
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The NYT implies politicization of the NCA is OK from Ds & academics:
“Trying to politicize or dismiss climate science is one thing when the warnings come from Democrats or academics.”
We can expect the Biden Admin to also politicize the NCA, as this is built into its fabric…
Politicized climate science is OK if Ds do isn’t a recipe for scientific integrity in climate science advice
Everyone wants their folks in charge, but that is not how science advice is supposed to work
Climate change is real & serious which is why we need advice with integrity
Here is how to fix the National Climate Assessment, for both Ds and Rs
The importance of climate change does not mean that scientific integrity is optional, it means that it is necessary
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https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/fixing-the-us-national-climate-assessment
Originally tweeted by Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) on January 2, 2021.
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