Yeah, I am just defending the person not the study. It is possible other parts of it are reasonable, I haven't read it, just saying that arguing against such things in 2008 didn't mean you were an insane person, but today it does, so that doesn't discredit everything he says like it would if you hear someone argue that today.
> just saying that arguing against such things in 2008 didn't mean you were an insane person
I disagree with you — the data and the trends were perfectly clear back then and I remember the political lines were drawn no differently from today.
The IPCC started back in 1986 when the problem was considered serious enough for the UN to found a body to investigate. Though perhaps back then there was more controversy, I don’t remember. But I do remember that by 2000 my thinking had shifted to understanding it was a serious problem, though not one I was concerned enough to start working on.
Sorry for no footnotes — I’m writing this more as a disagreement of opinion.
