The speakers and audience considered how new scientific discoveries have cast doubt on how much of the warming of the twentieth century was natural and how much was man-made, and governments around the world are beginning to confront the astronomical cost of reducing emissions.
Geologist, astronaut, and former U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt kicked off the event with an opening keynote presentation on constitutional law as it relates to climate change issues. Climate Audit author Steve McIntrye followed with a chronology of “hide the decline” and other Climategate-related issues.
Economists, meanwhile, spoke about the cost of slowing or stopping global warming exceeds the social benefits.