澳大利亚“时代报”2009年9月的言论：

"There is not, now, much value in arguing about the science of climate change. Even if it's wrong, enough people now believe it that it may as well be right."

不过这个判断显然失效了，11月气候门之后澳大利亚右翼的自由党部分议员抓住时机反水，让该国的碳交易法案没能通过。