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U.S. Department of Energy climate report

Also known as: Department of Energy report on climate change, DOE climate report, Department of Energy climate report

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Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias ... science.feedback.org Science Feedback Aug 5, 2025 14 facts

claimClimate scientists argue that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report is not a legitimate scientific report, primarily due to the nature of its review process.

quoteThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report states: “Substantive criticism of the main IPCC assessments of the role of CO2 in recent warming focus on inadequate assessment of natural climate variability, uncertainties in measurement of solar variability and in aerosol forcing, and problems in the statistical methods used for attribution.”

perspectiveThe implied claim in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report that carbon dioxide's role in recent warming is not well-established and that factors like solar variability are not properly accounted for is inaccurate and misleading.

accountAn unnamed author claims that the content of their paper was ignored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) because it contradicted the narrative the DOE was attempting to present in its climate report.

claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report underwent an internal review by anonymous DOE and national lab reviewers rather than an external peer review, and the report fails to disclose the selection criteria or expertise of these reviewers.

perspectiveClimate scientists state that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report is biased toward understating the consequences of climate change and the scientific confidence that human-driven greenhouse gas emissions are the primary driver of climate change.

claimClimate scientists unanimously characterize the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report as unscientific because it fails to weigh all relevant evidence and cherry-picks information to support a pre-determined conclusion.

perspectiveCathy Clerbaux, a Senior Scientist at LATMOS/IPSL, states that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report claims numerical models perform poorly at predicting rising temperatures, effectively arguing that the models are untrustworthy.

claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report overstates uncertainties regarding climate factors such as solar activity, which have already been assessed in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.

claimAll five authors of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report are identified by climate scientists as known climate contrarians with a history of sharing misinformation.

claimA U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) spokesperson claimed that the authors of the DOE climate report possess expertise in climate and atmospheric science, physical science, economics, and academic research.

perspectiveClimate scientists assert that the review process for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report is highly questionable and does not constitute a legitimate external peer review.

claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report contains incorrect references and does not adhere to standard scientific methods.

claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) climate report acknowledges carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas but omits scientific evidence linking recent global warming to rising carbon dioxide concentrations caused by human activities.

How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change politico.com Politico Sep 27, 2025 2 facts

accountEnergy Secretary Chris Wright recruited five researchers to write the Department of Energy climate report after selecting them from a list of 12 individuals he described as "honest, true scientists."

claimThe Department of Energy (DOE) report on climate change claims there is "substantial debate" within climate science regarding whether the sun is a primary driver of global warming.