A thread by Dr. Roger Pielke Jr on X (formerly Twitter)
Fifth US National Climate Assessment is out
Includes this to justify reliance of RCP8.5:"The scenarios do not have relative likelihoods assigned and are all plausible futures"
This is simply false
— The Honest Broker (@RogerPielkeJr) November 14, 2023
Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.: “The NCA carefully cherrypicks peer-reviewed climate research to construct a political narrative There’s an entire alternate universe of research that’s ignored Everyone with expertise in climate research can see how obvious this is & even those without expertise can easily see.” …
“The Fifth US National Climate Assessment is out Includes this to justify reliance of RCP8.5: ‘The scenarios do not have relative likelihoods assigned and are all plausible futures.’ This is simply false.”
You may ask how this got past the reviewers and into the final climate assessment + promoted as a major headline.
Reviewers actually did point out the incorrect comparison, and the authors didn't care. 🤷♂️ https://t.co/kouBNw3utB
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) November 18, 2023
Also, they don't care. Why mislead the public on a seemingly innocuous calculation and make it a key message and media headline? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/s6rSoZsdy8
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) November 18, 2023
