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Originally Posted by Badmutha
You bring up a good unintentional point here--that being the scientists. Now one point you must admit--science is a profession--and scientitsts do not receive funding for telling the world EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT!
But my my--the funding and money that rolls in when you tell the world WERE ALL GOING TO DIE!!
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Bad.. reputable scientists do not go into this looking for a conclusion.As for the idea that scientists change their tune to keep their paymasters happy, under the current US administration many scientists claim they have been pressurised to tone down findings relating to climate change (google Philip Cooney).
Indeed, those campaigning for action to prevent further warming have had to battle against huge vested interests, including the fossil-fuel industry and its many political allies. Many of the individuals and organisations challenging the idea of global warming have received funding from companies such as ExxonMobil.
Scientists have a unpresedented consensus and that does not mean they have not questioned, studied and try to refute this climate/emission connection -they would like nothing more.... What counts is the evidence. And the evidence – that the world is getting warmer, that the warming is largely due to human emissions, and that the downsides of further warming will outweigh the positive effects – is very evident.