https://www.kqed.org/science/1921434/climates-day-in-court-maybe-not-the-great-debate-but-still-a-big-deal
"...The judge has asked for a timeline of the evolving climate science, which Chevron lawyers say they will include. Legal experts say that could expose inconsistencies on the part of the oil companies and create an opportunity for plaintiffs.
"If they say that this is the understood science and we knew it all along, then they are stuck trying to explain their earlier public statements and positions," says Owen. "And that could matter because one of the things the plaintiffs are trying to argue here is that these companies deliberately misled the public."
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