This is the ongoing game of the warm mongers, to continually redefine and conflate terms, but Judith Curry gets right down to it:
exactly what is being ‘denied’? As far as I can tell, here is what is being ‘denied’: that the policies put in place under the Paris Agreement will on net be beneficial to global societies and ecosystems, and that they will have any kind of impact on the climate of the 21st century.
Climate denialism is no longer about science; its about action versus inaction – in particular, the UNFCCC’s preferred actions. It doesn’t seem to matter that the emissions targets are woefully inadequate for preventing what they expect to be ‘dangerous’ climate change; emissions targets are unlikely to be met; and the climate will show little change in the 21st century even if the targets are met.
Let me take this opportunity to redefine climate denialism: denial that the UNFCCC policies will accomplish anything significant regarding improving the climate as defined by increasing human welfare and the health of ecosystems.
I’d restate it as denial that we can have sufficient certainty at this time to think they will to justify implementing them.
Can’t parse this sentence:
“I’d restate it as denial that we can have sufficient certainty at this time to think they will to justify implementing them.”
“…to think they will [what?] to justify implementing them.
Maybe,
I’d restate it as denial that we can have sufficient certainty at this time to think they will [will accomplish anything significant regarding improving the climate as defined] to justify implementing them.
And/or
I’d restate it as denial that we can have sufficient certainty at this time to think they will [increase human welfare and the health of ecosystems.] to justify implementing them.