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Attribution science 'suggested with courts in mind' may fail as world leaders gather in Glasgow

By Savannah Howe | Monday, Nov 1, 2021 @ 9:01am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - "Attribution science" - defined as a branch of climatology that attempts to link and quantify extreme weather events to the human influence on climate - is expected to be in focus at the 26th world summit on climate change (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland where world leaders, including President Biden and a cadre of his cabinet members, have gathered.