Noble cause corruption gone wild. People tend to think of scientists as being unbiased, in climate science, apparently if you aren’t biased, you aren’t doing useful work.
From CFACT: A new peer-reviewed paper published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, titled “Information Manipulation and Climate Agreements”, is openly advocating that global warming proponents engage in mendacious claims in order to further their cause.
The paper appears to openly advocate “information manipulation” to further the cause of man-made global warming and “enhance global welfare.”
The authors, Assistant Professors of Economics Fuhai Hong and Xiaojian Zhao, note how the media and environmental groups “exaggerate” global warming and then offer their paper to “provide a rationale for this tendency” to exaggerate for the good of the cause.
The paper was published on February 24, 2014.
The author’s boldly note in the abstract of the study that the “news media and some pro-environmental have the tendency to accentuate or even exaggerate the damage caused by climate change. This article provides a rationale for this tendency.”
“We find that the information manipulation has an instrumental value, as it ex post induces more countries to participate in an IEA (International Environmental Agreement) which will eventually enhance global welfare.”
The authors of the paper, Fuhai Hong is an assistant professor in the Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University. Xiaojian Zhao is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The complete Abstract of the paper is reproduced below:
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The paper:
Information Manipulation and Climate Agreements
+ Author Affiliations
- Correspondence may be sent to: fhhong@ntu.edu.sg.
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The authors thank Larry Karp, Madhu Khanna, Jinhua Zhao, two anonymous referees, and participants in the Conference on Global Environmental Challenges: the Role of China for their helpful comments.
Abstract
It appears that news media and some pro-environmental organizations have the tendency to accentuate or even exaggerate the damage caused by climate change. This article provides a rationale for this tendency by using a modified International Environmental Agreement (IEA) model with asymmetric information. We find that the information manipulation has an instrumental value, as it ex post induces more countries to participate in an IEA, which will eventually enhance global welfare. From the ex ante perspective, however, the impact that manipulating information has on the level of participation in an IEA and on welfare is ambiguous.
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” jauntycyclist says:
“April 4, 2014 at 8:34 am
“manipulation is so common , entrenched, accepted and expected in climate science it has its own study?”
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Manipulation starts at the top … political leadership, regardless of national boundaries.
The political class are masters at manipulating the public. Is it any wonder many in the so-called “climate science” community have adopted political manipulative processes?
Face it … it works, up to a point, as we’ve seen. In this case, well beyond the usual point because many politicians jumped on board since it serves their selfish purposes.
But with facts and truth, transparency such as that offered by WUWT and others should eventually carry the day with the message that science is, after all, a search for truth, not a power grab or personal big $ gain.
@Peter Hanely
One thing leads to another.
It’s not OK to lie.
It’s OK to lie to people for their own good.
It’s OK to lie to people for my own good because I am going to help them.
It’s OK to lie to people for my own good.
Anthony, have you read the paper itself or only the abstract?
There may be some confusion on the use of the word “rationale.”
It seems all together too common for folks to confuse “explaining behavior” with “attempting to justify behavior.” They are NOT the same.
“Enhance global welfare” may refer to the motivations of the exaggerators as opposed to the beliefs of the study authors.
Without having read the paper itself, it seems far more likely to me that by highlighting the behavior, explaining its purpose and pointing out its practitioners, these authors’ intention is actually to expose the corruption for all to see.
IOW, they’re likely the good guys.
one warmer is discounting this study because they say the authors are not ‘climate scientists’ and in their view the news reports err on the side of caution lol
which kinda makes sense if you think its already ‘too late’ and only massive extermination of humans will reduce co2.
The notion truth has an intrinsic value and it is not a “social construct”, but something given is deeply entrenched in western tradition. So much so, that as soon as “information manipulation” (i.e. lying) is detected, all “instrumental value” is lost in a whiff. I do not know much about other ethical &. epistemic traditions, but this tenacious western attitude led to tremendous success, which surely could not go unnoticed by others.
Try that method of operation with the IRS.
This is the poster child for the climate alarm handbook.
The names of the authors of this paper and their location in China make me think of how western civilization will fall. The Chinese will encourage all the world through various means to madly purse the religion of AGW. Meanwhile politicians will madly inflate the need to do something about AGW, Which will mean more money for their green supporters and more taxes to turn around and spend on the burgeoning poor. There will be more poor to vote for their corrupt politicians and eventually China will rule the world.
I hope this is just a bad joke.
April Fool’s? Oh, wait. It’s April 4.
Sorry, ……..
http://youtu.be/3MG1YaMq0Tk
They start out with the assumption that catastrophic anthropogenic global warming is real.
Would this be the same position if CO2 was not seen as pollution and was seen as contributing to trillions in agricultural benefits as well as mostly beneficial warming so far?
This means that CAGW does not have to be proven with science, all that is needed is for enough people with influence to believe it and join forces to impose their beliefs using whatever means is necessary.
Didn’t Nazi Germany have the same sort of mindset?????
Alarmist Climate Science holds the belief that if some method, usually statistical or simulation, can establish some connection between manmade CO2 and rising temperature or extreme weather then it is both successful and valid as science. Never mind how unusual or poorly understood the method is. They are totally averse to critical examination of their work. This paper simply endorses standard operating procedure among Alarmists.
I watched this presentation by Patrick Wood and found that it answered my question of just who is behind this AGW crap ..Well Mr. Wood lays it out nicely and you can even check the members list to this organization to find the culprit or institution near you ..Oh it’s the Trilateral Commission .. http://www.augustforecast.com/ If a mod could embed this vid it would be nice ….peace
To further my comment which is stuck in moderation …
A dispassionate third party may well clinically observe that Fred’s decision to hire a hit man to kill his wife after discovering his possession of the winning lottery ticket “has an instrumental value.”
Such dispassionate observation would not have been offered as a “defense” of the action.
Again, there may well be a confusion on the use of the word “rationale,” and I repeat that “explanation” and “justification” are two very different things.
How can you peer review an opinion? That is not a scientific paper, it is a manifesto for deception.
Ralph Kramden says:
April 4, 2014 at 9:17 am
Alarmists have been doing this for some time.
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I agree with Mr Kramden! The warmunist apparatchiks have been doing this from the jump; they need no such exhortation.
To the moon CFACT!
“We find that the information manipulation has an instrumental value, as it ex post induces more countries to participate in an IEA, which will eventually enhance global welfare. ”
Draft prior to publication –
“We find that the information manipulation has an instrumental value, as it ex post induces more countries to participate in an IEA, which will eventually enhance China’s economy.
Manntastic!
The instructions for exaggeration, manipulation and downright lies was given at earlier times. But first this:
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
H. L. Mencken
But how could they get away with this flexible settled science? Here is one way.
Abstract
Between these conflicting tendencies, 12 projections show drier annual conditions by the 2060s and 13 show wetter. These results are obtained from sixteen global general circulation models downscaled with different combinations of dynamical methods……
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00766.1
Take your pick, publish a paper, trumpet the headlines, ask for more money. What a load of garbage Climastrology is.
That is
Manntastic – Adjective; Imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality:
mpainter says:
April 4, 2014 at 8:48 am
“It is well that such a paper publicly says what many privately believe.Such extremism will be the undoing of the movement. Staggering that it was published in such a journal. What rot.”
I used to believe that left wing extremism would be obvious to normal folks, and would make people wake up and do something. But I’m less optimistic than ever…look what is happening around us. CEOs being forced to resign for their beliefs on marriage?!! How long, then, will it be before a business leader is forced to resign because he/she doesn’t tow the line on Global Warming fear mongering??? Left wing zealots are now calling for people to be jailed because of their beliefs on Global Warming…
On Stephen Schneider
What I want to ask Warmists s is what do you do if you can’t be effective by being honest? I think we see the results today. Schneider’s “double ethical bind” is no longer a bind, Warmists have chosen to be dishonest when they can’t do both. This is the sad reality of where we are today with CAGW.
I think it has been obvious to everyone on WUWT, that this has been going on for years. The Earth turning into Venus, Aliens invading us because we have neglected the planet, extinct bees etc etc.What is particularly galling is that:
a) They call it science.
b) They treat the general public as fools who deserve to be patronised.
c) They actually now boast about being liars and cheats
My guess is that other branches of “science” will do and have done exactly the same thing. My suspicions are on the Health Police first, with their finger wagging, nanny knows what is best for us attitude. The fact that a recent study totally contradicts that belief that saturated fat causes heart disease and strokes supports my view.
Common sense as always, triumphs!
Mark 543 says:
April 4, 2014 at 8:57 am
and Aphan said a bit later…..
I tend to agree. It isn’t what we (most) assume it to be. Some of the abstract appears to suffer from ESL errors and that only adds to the confusion. In all seriousness, I believe they are on ‘our’ side here. Altho I could be wrong. It happens…..
This shows that the Warmists ultimate goal is a World Communistic style Government. They tried in 2009 in Copenhagen but luckily Cimategate derailed their efforts. They hope to sign a treaty in France next year so that is why they are beating the global warming drums with ever increasing intensity this year to scare the world into singing on, regardless of what the weather is doing.
For the good of the cause…