As we’ve mentioned, Andrew Dessler and Robert Kopp have been coordinating a scientific peer review of the DOW ‘CWG’ Critique of Climate Science. It is now out.
The comments are available here, and there is a press release that gives a summary. It has been picked up by some the media already: NY Times, The Guardian, CNN, Axios etc.
This effort brought in 85 scientists (13 times as many as the CWG report – a clear example of Brandolini’s Law!) who cover a much broader range of expertise that the DOE report. One of the quotes from the scientists (not US-based interestingly) is a good summary:
This 2025 DOE report does not evaluate the extensive available evidence in good faith.
One person who commented on the chapter 6 on Extreme events and Tropical Cyclones is Kerry Emanuel, and he has expanded his comments into a post here. (Note if any of the other scientists involved would like to do similarly, just drop us a line).
Note that comments on the EPA proposed ruling are due September 22, 2025.
Andrew is on Mastodon here @andrewdessler@mastodon.worlfor those interested
Quote from blue intro:
Over the 16 years since the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, the evidence for human-caused climate change and the dangers it poses to public health and welfare has continued to grow stronger.
Yet fail they to offer any Policy proscription at all. They fail to define any increase of “danger” post-2009.
If the evidence for human-caused climate change and the dangers it poses to public health and welfare is “stronger” since 2009 then where is the climate scientists’ quantifying a recommendation to strengthen the Regulations or to Ban all Co2/GHG vehicle engine emissions outright?
[Response: You posted two comments, one criticising Emanuel for not talking about energy use in a piece focused on science, and stating that climate scientists shouldn’t be in charge of policy, and then this one, faulting climate scientists for not making policy prescriptions (which you don’t want them to do anyway). Somewhat confused stance there… – gavin]