“Our study shows that very high climate sensitivities are virtually impossible, suggesting that we still have enough time to deal with the problem and reduce carbon emissions, which could avoid the most severe impacts,” said Andreas Schmittner,

They never want this gravy train to end. It’s a never-ending war, like the War on Terror against an unseen enemy, a war that can never be over and one which opens the door wide for Big Brother intrusions ad infinitum.

Furthermore, we have Richard Betts, of the UK Met Office, who doesn’t seem to think that 2 degrees of warming is a big deal anyway (Bishop Hill article)

(Sorry I don’t have links handy, but can find them if needed)

So even within the constraints of peer-reviewed so-called “mainstream” scientists, there isn’t really a lot to crow about.