Thomas Friedman is now a certified member of the talking heads (lowercase, fortunately, for lovers of the musical group), but he spent many years as a journalist, and that training stands him in good stead here, in allowing him to cut through the haze and state the facts in simple language. In addition to his points, I would add two more:
1. Climate change deniers should be held to the same standard of accuracy and responsibility for their statements as they say they think climate change scientists are falling short of. (Friedman would never let a sentence that twisted out into public.)
2. Certainty is not the gold standard of science, nor should it be for policy. The evidence is merely overwhelming, and that should be enough!
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