The Climate Sceptics. An inconvenient fallacy. Battle of the taxes Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott clash again over tax cuts as a new poll indicates less than half of voters think climate change is a serious problem. 27, 2011 Well, you have to admit that they've tried hard.
Labor, that is. In April 2007 Kevin Rudd, before his election as prime minister, appointed distinguished social scientist Ross Garnaut to advise the party on global warming. Roll forward 18 months to September 2008 and the publication of the first Garnaut report, in which we find much esoteric economic advice on how to deal with an assumed global warming problem for which no independent scientific evidence was provided. Cancel Lord Monckton's university lecture, say academics. Academics in Australia are calling for the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle to cancel a lecture due to be given by the prominent climate sceptic Lord Monckton on Thursday.
In a letter seen by the Guardian, which is currently being circulated among academics, the undersigned say that Monckton "stands for the kind of ignorance and superstition that universities have a duty to counter" and "Notre Dame has a responsibility to avoid promoting discredited views on an issue of public risk". Signatories already supporting the open letter include professors and lecturers across Australia, but also academics in the UK and US. The letter, which is addressed "from the Australian academic community" to Notre Dame, a Catholic university in Western Australia, was originally drafted by Natalie Latter, a political science postgraduate student at the University of Western Australia. The comment drew criticism from across the Australian political spectrum last week.
Climate Realists. Note to Lord Monckton: this isn’t helping. UPDATE: Monckton offers apology, see below Given the recent elevated rhetoric in Australia, the claims of death threats, and the media suggestions of skeptics getting tattooed and gassed, I was dismayed to see this in news.acom.au:
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With an instant overview of what's available, you will quickly find what you're looking for. Monckton Tour Dates. 19 AMEC Convention Release - Climate Change and Sustainability 210611. Abbott attacked for links to climate denier Lord Christopher Monckton. Abbott to talk alongside Monckton. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he will still give the opening address at a mining conference next week even though a fellow speaker has come under fire for calling Professor Ross Garnaut a Nazi.
In a speech in the US, Lord Christopher Monckton affected a German accent when saying Prof Garnaut, the government's chief climate change adviser, held fascist views and was someone who expected people to "accept authority without question". "Heil Hitler, on we go," the prominent climate change denier said when discussing Prof Garnaut. Monckton says that if you accept mainstream science then you are a Nazi : Deltoid.
Lord Monckton’s Rap Sheet « Anti-Climate Change Extremism in Utah. If you have been reading my blog, you may have already guessed that I find Lord Christopher Monckton to be a fascinating character.
But given his hearty acceptance by the climate change contrarian community, as evidenced by the fact that he has TWICE been asked by Republicans to testify about climate change before committees of the U.S. Congress, I ascribe him more significance. To me, Lord Monckton is a living symbol of the fact that many climate change contrarians will believe anything that seems to support their case, even if it’s coming from the most ridiculous source. He’s the gift that keeps on giving to folks that are trying to convince the public that we need to do something about climate change.
His strange behavior comes up so often, however, that it’s easy to forget the older examples. With that in mind, I have created this page to collect Monckton’s entire rap sheet into one place for easy reference. Nobody could make this stuff up. 1. 2. Shady Business Dealings 1. 1. 2. 3. To mark Lord Monckton's return to Australia. The chief troupier: the follies of Mr Monckton. CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Associate Professor John Abraham puts Christopher Monckton’s climate claims to the test.
This summer, the people of Australia will yet again be treated to a circus tour. It will make light of one of the most pressing problems facing this planet. That problem, climate change, will not go away even though an orchestrated group of contrarians wishes it would. The most outspoken leader of this troupe is Christopher Monckton, a person with excellent credentials in speaking but no credentials in real science (he has not published a single peer-reviewed paper on any scientific topic). Christopher Monckton presents himself as a fair and accurate interpreter of the science, but a careful examination of his views shows that he is anything but fair and accurate. He was most recently seen comparing Ross Garnaut, the Australian government’s climate change adviser (and author for this series) to a Nazi. Real scientists have never taken Mr.
Mr. Mr. I wondered, what does Mr. Monckton watch: interrogating the Lord's science. Christoper Monckton has returned to Australia where his unique brand of climate contrarianism is expected to get another good run in the media.
At The Conversation, we’re giving him a run too, but of a different nature. Every time he makes a climate change claim, we’ll test its validity with one of the many atmospheric and marine scientists, geologists, physicists, engineers and economists working in Australia. What follows is a rolling blog, which we’ll update as Monckton’s Australian talkfest unfolds. “In Europe we have already got a carbon trading scheme, which in the last two days has now collapsed for the third time in its history with prices heading right down to rock bottom so it makes no difference to anyone as to how much carbon dioxide they emit.
Judith McNeill: ‘Extravagantly expensive’ fiscal policies, whether they arise because banks are rescued or for any other reason, may indeed lead to debt levels that cannot be repaid without economic disruption. The chief troupier: the follies of Mr Monckton. Posted on 23 June 2011 by John Cook CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Associate Professor John Abraham puts Christopher Monckton’s climate claims to the test.
This summer, the people of Australia will yet again be treated to a circus tour. It will make light of one of the most pressing problems facing this planet. That problem, climate change, will not go away even though an orchestrated group of contrarians wishes it would. Cancel Lord Monckton's university lecture, say academics. Controversy. Global mean land-ocean temperature change from 1880–2012, relative to the 1951–1980 mean.
The black line is the annual mean and the red line is the 5-year running mean. The green bars show uncertainty estimates. Source: NASA GISS. Mis-Information About "1000 Scientists"