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Scientists Rebut DOE Climate Report
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Executive Summary
Climate scientists rebut a DOE report that downplays human-caused warming and warn it should not guide US regulatory decisions
- Benjamin Santer and colleagues published a peer reviewed rebuttal in AGU Advances
- The DOE report misrepresented Santer's research on human influence on warming
- The scientists say warming of the troposphere and cooling of the stratosphere match satellite data and models
- They argue rising CO2 and other greenhouse gases drive the observed temperature fingerprint
- The analysis warns the DOE report should not inform legal or regulatory decisions
- The DOE report was released as EPA moved to reverse the 2009 endangerment finding
- The report remains online and has not been retracted or corrected
Quick Facts
- What: Rebutted a DOE report downplaying human-caused warming
- Where: United States climate policy debate
- Why: To correct misinformation and protect regulatory decisions
- Who: Benjamin Santer and fellow climate scientists
- When: Published in 2025 amid EPA rollback action
Coverage Timeline: 194 Days
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Scientists dispute a US DOE report in 2025, asserting human caused warming in the United States based on satellite data and climate models.
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Scientists led by Benjamin Santer in 2025 dispute a U.S. Department of Energy report on human influence in climate in the United States.
Benjamin Santer and colleagues publish a 2025 rebuttal to a Department of Energy climate report in the United States to correct claims about human influence on warming.
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