Peer review or advocacy? New study exposes undisclosed conflicts in climate science Climate research suffers from the same undisclosed financial conflicts that have plagued pharmaceutical studies for decades. A new study found not one of 331 authors in 82 peer-reviewed climate papers disclosed any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest. NGO-funded studies were nearly nine times more likely to report a positive link between climate change and hurricanes. Current climate models fail to reproduce natural climate rhythms and overestimate warming observed since 1980. Government-affiliated authors are far more likely to make policy recommendations based on research with undisclosed financial ties. For years, Americans…

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