Overview

• An international group led by Andrew Dessler and Robert Kopp submitted a 400+ page, point‑by‑point critique to the DOE by the Sept. 2 public comment deadline.
• The authors call the DOE document biased and error‑ridden, accusing it of cherry‑picking studies, misrepresenting research, and bypassing peer review, and describe it as not scientifically credible.
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five contrarian authors—John Christy, Roy Spencer, Steven E. Koonin, Judith Curry, and Ross McKitrick—whose report downplays greenhouse‑gas harms and presents potential benefits.
• The American Meteorological Society issued a separate response identifying foundational flaws, joining thousands of public comments filed on the DOE report.
• The DOE and Wright defend the assessment as faithful to climate science, even as the EPA has already cited it in its rulemaking to repeal the endangerment finding and lawsuits challenge the report’s process and transparency.