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Michael Oppenheimer

Physics Professor, IPCC Lead Author

Michael Oppenheimer is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University. He is also a Visiting Professor of Law at NYU School of Law.
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Michael Oppenheimer's Opinions

Agree
There's little doubt that humans are largely responsible for the warming that has occurred over the last few decades. And even more important, there's a certainty that if the greenhouse gases build up at current rates, that the Earth will warm over the century to levels that haven't been seen in a million years. Over the past ten years or so, so-called skeptics have raised a number of objections, but these have been knocked down by research scientists...
05 Oct 2006    Source


Mostly Disagree
The so-called geoengineering approaches are really only a last resort, because all of them have potentially harmful environmental side effects, such as additional ozone depletion, and we're not at the point yet where we're desperate.
05 Oct 2006    Source


Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers

The similarity between Michael Oppenheimer and each expert and influencer is calculated by looking at how the same questions were answered. These figures are used to calculate conforming, nonconforming, and projected opinions. The accuracy of the analysis depends on Michael Oppenheimer's coverage, which grows with the number of their opinions entered into TakeOnIt.

Agree
Ian Enting
Physics Professor, IPCC Lead Author
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Barack Obama
United States President
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Hillary Clinton
US Secretary of State 2009-, Democrat
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Joseph Romm
Physicist, Environmentalist, Writer
100% agreement / 1 opinions

John McCain
U.S. Senator, Republican
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Daniel Schrag
Climatology Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Agree
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) Scientific Body formed by U.N.
75% agreement / 1 opinions

Steven Chu
US Energy Secretary, Nobel Laureate in Physics
75% agreement / 1 opinions

John Holdren
Barack Obama's Science Advisor
75% agreement / 1 opinions

In-Between
John Christy
Climatology Professor, Former IPCC Lead Author
50% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Disagree
Monte Hieb
Mining Engineer
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Khabibullo Abdusamatov
Astronomer
25% agreement / 1 opinions

S. Fred Singer
Head of NIPCC, Astrophysics Professor
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Jasper Kirkby
Particle Physicist
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Roy Spencer
Meteorologist
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Paul Crutzen
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Disagree
David Kear
Geologist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

David Bellamy
Botanist, Documentarian
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Robert Carter
Marine Geophysical Professor
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Global Warming Petition Project
Petition
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Denis Rancourt
Physics Professor
0% agreement / 1 opinions

B.P. Radhakrishna
Geologist, President of the Geological Society of India
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Conforming Opinions

Michael Oppenheimer's conforming opinions are opinions that align with the group of experts and influencers Michael Oppenheimer typically agrees with.

Coverage Answer Question
High Agree Is global warming caused primarily by humans?

Projected Opinions

Michael Oppenheimer's projected opinions are opinions Michael Oppenheimer is expected to have if their opinions align with the experts and influencers that they typically agree with.

Coverage Answer Question
Medium Mostly Disagree Is Yucca mountain the best place to store nuclear waste?
Medium Mostly Agree Should the United States invade Iraq?
Medium Mostly Agree Should abortion be legal?
Medium Agree Is free trade generally beneficial for a country?
Medium Agree Should the US close Guantanamo Bay?
Medium Mostly Agree Should the United States have Universal health care?
Medium Agree Does Cap and Trade beat carbon tax for reducing emissions?
Low Neutral Would invading Iraq result in a quagmire?
Low Disagree Should marijuana be legal?
Low Mostly Agree Will genocide occur if the US pulls its combat troops out of Iraq?
Low Neutral Should gay and straight couples have the same legal benefits?
Low Disagree Should the federal government ban gay marriage?
Low Mostly Disagree Should research on stem cells from human embryos be banned?
Low Mostly Agree Is the death penalty acceptable?
Low Mostly Agree Is affirmative action fair?
Low Agree Did complex life evolve through the process of natural selection?
Low Disagree Should Intelligent Design be taught in science class?
Low Agree Should the US fence its border with Mexico?
Low Neutral Are gun control laws a serious breach of civil liberties?
Low Neutral Is abstinence-only sex education effective?
Low Neutral Does God exist?
Low Neutral Should the US president talk face to face with Iran's president?
Low Disagree Is Russia's invasion of Georgia justified?