It does and that's absolutely what you've heard from the scientific community in response to this. They're saying, look, this is exactly how science is made. So, before we publish anything on climate change or any other matter, we've had it reviewed by other scientists who have looked to see that we've done everything correctly and that we come to the correct conclusions.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/bb/epa-launches-program-challenge-climate-science