Commentary
The U.S. Department of Energy’s July 29 report titled “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate” warrants careful attention.
Its conclusions sharply challenge the prevailing climate orthodoxy. Written in a sober tone rather than alarmist rhetoric, the authors state that U.S. policy actions are likely to have “undetectably small” effects on the global climate, and that the costs of aggressive mitigation could outweigh the benefits.
Among its key findings:
Climate models “run hot,” systematically overstating observed warming.
Long-term U.S. data show little evidence of worsening hurricanes, floods, droughts, or tornadoes.
Rising CO₂ levels have enhanced plant growth and boosted agricultural yields—a global greening effect often absent from policy summaries.
This is not the language of panic, much less of apocalyptic prophecy. It is the language of science in its true sense—tentative, provisional, modest. The DOE authors remind us that the future is not a preordained catastrophe but an open horizon, one best approached with prudence and humility….