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If you could give me an example of anything the UN does that is done well, I could possibly believe a political body like the IPCC can make unbiased scientific recommendations.
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The Convention on Biodiversity
The Bonn Convention
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Why the need for a consensus, if the data stands on its own?
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Because that's what's reflected in the scientific literature.
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Oh that's right, there is no data, just mathamatical models and then a little correlation analysis.
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Actually those models are based on data. There's observational data, proxy data like sediment cores, direct measurements from some sources like trapped air in ice cores, biological data such as range shifts, and changes in the timing of seasonal events just to name the stuff I can think of off the top of my head.
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Are there any other economy wreaking decisions that we utilize unvarifiable models to guide us?
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What economy wrecking decision are we talking about basing on unverifiable models? One really big one comes to mind, but it's against RC policy to talk about it.