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# Indur M. Goklany

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Indur M. Goklany is a science policy advisor in the United States Department of the Interior (DOI).

## Quick Facts About Indur M. Goklany

Notable works The water revolution

## About Indur M. Goklany

Indur M. Goklany is a science policy advisor in the United States Department of the Interior (DOI). Trained as an electrical engineer, he has often promoted views at odds with the scientific consensus on climate change, asserting that there is a lack of agreement among scientists and arguing that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has various beneficial effects.

##  Quotes by Indur M. Goklany

> [Agricultural demand for water - probably the largest threat to freshwater species - continues to increase. ... Meanwhile, threats to terrestrial biodiversity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indur-m-goklany/agricultural-demand-for-water-probably-the-largest-threat-to/)

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[Biodiversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biodiversity/)

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> [Strictly from the perspective of human well-being, the richest-but-warmest world characterized by the A1FI scenario would probably be superior to the poorer-but-cooler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indur-m-goklany/strictly-from-the-perspective-of-human-well-being-the-richest-but/)

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[Gdp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gdp/)

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> [Considering that future generations will be far better off than current generations even after accounting for climate change, it would be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indur-m-goklany/considering-that-future-generations-will-be-far-better-off-than/)

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