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No. The anti-fossil-fuel movement, in general, doesn’t have tens of billions of dollars at their disposal. Deeply held beliefs may certainly influence scientific research, and that should be guarded against, but by itself it doesn’t let you buy scientists wholesale.

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The diehard AGW "skeptic" needs just two simple maneuvers to counter any high-profile messenger warning about climate risks:

1) If the messenger has not invested their own money into efforts to reduce emissions, say "they won't put their money where their mouth is."

2) If the messenger has invested their own money into efforts to reduce emissions, say "they're just scaring people about climate to profit from their investments."

It's funny how people are still having these conversations on the eve of the bicentenary of climate science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier

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