Overview

• The coordinated review, led by Andrew Dessler and Robert Kopp, was submitted before the Department of Energy’s Sept. 2 public‑comment deadline, which drew thousands of filings during the 30‑day window.
• The filing asserts the DOE document misrepresents and selectively cites studies, cherry-picks data, and relies on faulty or absent statistics in sections on sea-level rise, extreme weather and agriculture.
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright chose authors John Christy, Roy Spencer, Steven E. Koonin, Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick, whose report downplays harms and at times portrays higher CO2 as beneficial.
• The American Meteorological Society flagged “foundational flaws,” while critics pointed to the lack of independent peer review and opaque process; lawsuits challenging the report’s development have been filed.
• The Environmental Protection Agency has already cited the DOE analysis in its proposal to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, now out for public comment through Sept. 22, and the DOE says it will review substantive feedback.