Climate and Weather

When did science become a consensus driven movement to drive policy?

Because that's how science works. Often you have to take your theory and run with it. Mankind rarely has a 100% certainty on any scientific topic...

Theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.
 
Bernie, is it possible AGW is real? "I don't know" is not an acceptable response. Is it possible?

I'm not a religious person, but I think it's "possible" there is a God...
 
Because that's how science works. Often you have to take your theory and run with it. Mankind rarely has a 100% certainty on any scientific topic...

Theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.
I dont think you understood my question.
 
Proven --
if the quantity of carbonic acid [CO2] increases in geometric progression, the augmentation of the temperature will increase nearly in arithmetic progression.

The following equivalent formulation of Arrhenius' greenhouse law is still used today:

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Here C is carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration measured in parts per million by volume (ppmv); C0 denotes a baseline or unperturbed concentration of CO2, and ΔF is the radiative forcing, measured in watts per square meter. The constant alpha (α) has been assigned a value between five and seven.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Arrhenius
 
We both seem to agree agw is not proven.

Depends on your definition of "proven". Many scientific theories are not 100% proven, hence the definition of theory.

We don't fully understand gravity, but still put men on the Moon. At some point you take a consensus and run with it, within reason of course.

Why do you prefer there be no policy decisions made, if you admit you don't know if AGW is real or not? Does your lack of knowledge on topics drive your political decisions?
 
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