Of all the many Congressional hearings this week (see here), the one you can’t miss is the House Ways and Means Committee “Hearing on Scientific Objectives for Climate Change Legislation.”
What makes this a destination webcast are the witnesses:
- Dr. James Hansen, Adjunct Professor, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, New York
- Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Dr. John Christy, Director of the Earth System Science Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville
In the Vermont case on the state’s effort to embrace California’s tailpipe GHG emissions standards, the car companies brought in Christy as an expert witness to rebut Hansen (see here). In one footnote on the sea level rise issue, the judge noted, “it appears that the bulk of scientific opinion opposes Christy’s position.”
Christy mostly agreed with Hansen and the IPCC in that case, by the way. His opposing view was that climate models are "scientifically crude at best" and that projections of global warming effects (i.e. rapid sea level rise) are unsubstantiated. The judge disagreed.
Round 1 to Hansen. Round 2 tomorrow!
