"Science never absolutely proves anything, but 'well-established scientific theories' are often spoken of as 'facts'. Climate change now falls into this category: There is compelling, comprehensive, and consistent objective evidence that humans are changing the climate in ways that threaten our societies and the ecosystems on which we depend. Like all human beings, scientists make mistakes. When errors are pointed out, they are corrected. But there is nothing remotely identified in the recent events that changes the fundamental conclusions about climate change."

In recent months climate change deniers, and some mainstream media have seized on small technical errors, claiming these errors disprove the theory of human caused global warming. Obviously bothered by such distortions the consortium of scientists have banded together in urging "... policy-makers and the public to move forward immediately to address the causes of climate change, including unrestrained burning of fossil fuels."