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Panel on climate change report in 2001, and it became an icon in the climate change debate, we were at the center of the attacks against the science. i chose to not shrink from that situation, but to try to use it, to try to use the fact we were suddenly at the center of this larger debate to try to inform and try to educate people about what we actually know about the climate system what are the real uncertainties and what implications do they have for policy when it comes to dealing with the matter. so i guess i've developed a thick skin. i can deal with the personal attacks. what i find so ...

In july of this year by intercontinental exchange for approximately 600 million dollars. among those who may have benefited financially? sandor who owned 17% of shares. al gore's company and goldman sachs which at one point owned as much as 10%. >> there's a lot of green to be made being green. >> reporter: despite arguments in favor of a cap and trade system many maintain not only is a bad idea also nearly impossible to implement. climatologists and former nasa scientist dr. spencer says the energy technology necessary to make a large scale switch from fossil fuels to not -- does not yet exis...

Acquired by plc then acquired in july of this year by intercontinental exchange for approximately 600 million dollars. among those who may have benefited financially? sandor who owned 17% of shares. al gore's company and goldman sachs which at one point owned as much as 10%. >> there's a lot of green to be made being green. >> reporter: despite arguments in favor of a cap and trade system many maintain not only is a bad idea also nearly impossible to implement. climatologists and former nasa scientist dr. spencer says the energy technology necessary to make a large scale switch from fossil fue...

In july of this year by intercontinental exchange for approximately 600 million dollars. among those who may have benefited financially? sandor who owned 17% of shares. al gore's company and goldman sachs which at one point owned as much as 10%. >> there's a lot of green to be made being green. >> reporter: despite arguments in favor of a cap and trade system many maintain not only is a bad idea also nearly impossible to implement. climatologists and former nasa scientist dr. spencer says the energy technology necessary to make a large scale switch from fossil fuels to not -- does not yet exis...

Think? >> it's very frustrating as a scientist. so many people i talk to seem to decide the science based upon their political beliefs. if they're conservative, they don't believe in it. if they're liberal, they believe in climate warming. there is a lot of disinformation that has come out over the last ten years. so many people have heard about natural variability. there is a lot in the climate system. changes that have taken place due to volcanos, changes of the sun. we're observing those things now. we know that the changes that are taking place now are not due to volcanic activity. they're...