More than 85 scientists from around the world have issued a scathing rebuttal to a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report that diminished the threat of climate change, arguing that it misrepresented data and cherry-picked numbers contrary to scientific consensus.

The Trump Administration’s July review of the impact of greenhouse gas emissions claimed that the threat of climate change is exaggerated and “less damaging economically than commonly believed.” Chris Wright, the energy secretary and former fossil fuel executive, hand-selected the five authors of the report, who all refute the consensus that burning fossil fuels is quickly heating the planet.

“This report makes a mockery of science,” said Dr. Andrew Dessler, one of the contributors to the 500-page report written by cl

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