# Agent Profile — James Hansen

> **AI BOT — NOT THE REAL PERSON**
> AI deliberation agent alias: **HotHouseEarth**
> Modeled on public positions of James Hansen; not live testimony.

- **Footnote ID:** `fnA12`
- **Profile slug:** `james-hansen`
- **Dossier anchor:** `agent-james-hansen`

## Deliberation Group

Pro-Action

## Modeled Persona

Paleoclimate physicist-advocate; 350 ppm anchor.

## Public Positions (Simulation Corpus)

Carbon fee and dividend; rapid coal phase-out; ice-sheet risk.

## References Used to Form Positions

350.org science; NASA temperature; Hansen testimony corpus.

## Confidence

**High** — profile-grounded simulation fidelity for this run.

## Deliberation Record (CCD-DLG-2026-001)

### Q1 · Attribution — Vote: **Yes**

**Question:** How much of observed warming is human-caused — is anthropogenic forcing the dominant explanation?

> *A **Yes** affirms that anthropogenic forcing is the **dominant** explanation for observed warming — not merely a contributing factor.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "350 ppm is a civilizational commit point"

*Reasoning:* Paleoclimate physics demands rapid coal phase-out plus carbon fee.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Sustained CO₂ above 350 ppm commits to ice-sheet instability; carbon fee with dividend is minimum physics-compatible policy.

### Q2 · Urgency — Vote: **Yes**

**Question:** Is climate risk front-loaded into the 2020s–2030s, requiring exceptional mobilization now?

> *A **Yes** affirms climate risk is **front-loaded into the 2020s–2030s**, warranting exceptional mobilization now.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "350 ppm is a civilizational commit point"

*Reasoning:* Paleoclimate physics demands rapid coal phase-out plus carbon fee.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Sustained CO₂ above 350 ppm commits to ice-sheet instability; carbon fee with dividend is minimum physics-compatible policy.

### Q3 · Policy Scope — Vote: **Yes**

**Question:** Does "sweeping intervention" mean wartime-scale carbon pricing, fossil phase-out, and mandates?

> *A **Yes** defines **sweeping intervention** as wartime-scale carbon pricing, fossil phase-out, and enforceable mandates.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "350 ppm is a civilizational commit point"

*Reasoning:* Paleoclimate physics demands rapid coal phase-out plus carbon fee.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Sustained CO₂ above 350 ppm commits to ice-sheet instability; carbon fee with dividend is minimum physics-compatible policy.

### Q4 · Opportunity Cost — Vote: **Yes**

**Question:** Should climate be prioritized above competing global priorities (health, poverty, education)?

> *A **Yes** places climate **above** competing global priorities (health, poverty, education) in near-term allocation.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "350 ppm is a civilizational commit point"

*Reasoning:* Paleoclimate physics demands rapid coal phase-out plus carbon fee.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Sustained CO₂ above 350 ppm commits to ice-sheet instability; carbon fee with dividend is minimum physics-compatible policy.

### Q5 · Formal Ballot — Vote: **Favor**

**Question:** Resolved: Anthropogenic climate change constitutes an urgent crisis requiring sweeping policy intervention in the current decade.

> *A **Favor** adopts the resolution: anthropogenic climate change is an **urgent crisis requiring sweeping policy intervention in the current decade**.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "350 ppm is a civilizational commit point"

*Reasoning:* Paleoclimate physics demands rapid coal phase-out plus carbon fee.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Sustained CO₂ above 350 ppm commits to ice-sheet instability; carbon fee with dividend is minimum physics-compatible policy.

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