Well, at least he stops denying the facts. But he still believes the conclusion that global warming is man made, despite acknowledging that it is not historically unusual, not the hottest temps ever recorded, and not continuing to warm.
...but still real. And don't forget man made. Definitely man made.
Leaders of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed regret over a report that predicted Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035. The report had stated: "Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate." The statement was exaggerated, the officials now say.
I don't know what I believe about the scientific debate on climate change. There seems to be both credible and questionable evidence supporting each side. The political debate however, is far more clear to me. It appeals to the fears people have that the earth will become unable to continue to support mammalian life, due to pollution. It also appeals to the anti-propertarian sentiments of collectivists, because governments use climate change fears to justify laws that attenuate property rights. Governments everywhere sure do like the fear and the anti-propertarian sentiments, because both reduce resistance to government creating more laws, and more and higher taxes.
