Sentences with phrase «of sceptical scientists»

Notwithstanding Lord Monckton's very excellent (instant) reasoning powers, my first choice for the «non-believers» in AGW would be Anthony Watts because he clearly has access to all the information he needs at his fingertips + he would be able to call on a lot of sceptical scientists, without reserve, including Lord Monckton I'm sure, should he not be sure about his answers.

There is no doubt S. Fred Singer's estimate of sceptical scientists about the anthropogenic global warming theory are growing as the evidence of contradicts the theory.

Since even the vast majority of sceptical scientists agree with this statement you might wonder why, when Cook et al released their findings they got so much attention in the global media.

Some of the same people who have deplored this would doubtless have been pleased to see material similarly «stolen» which discredited a major oil company or, indeed, a group of sceptical scientists.

For a much more detailed discussion of a sceptical scientist's view of the validity of using model output as the basis for policing making in climate science, take a look at Dr Roy Spencer's explanation of how these models work and why he thinks they are flawed:

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Indeed, many scientists would argue that recent research results tend to suggest that the public are right to be sceptical, both in terms of risks to human health, and increasing problems for farmers growing GM crops.

Others have become more sceptical after reading the work of scientists who refuse to accept the broad consensus in their community about climate change.

Some scientists are sceptical of the isotope work.

«The Republican Sarah Palin and her officials in the Alaskan state government drew on the work of at least six scientists known to be sceptical about the dangers and causes of global warming...»

In a congressional meeting room, somewhere on Capitol Hill, one of the world's leading sceptical climate scientists, Dr. Tim Ball, is toasting the advent of the Trump administration.

I'm not a scientist (neither are many of the PSI founding members) but after giving careful consideration to the arguments since March 2007 I am sceptical of the Catatrophic Anthropogenic Climate Change (CACC) hypothesis.

In other words, this article is not about the science, but about the reporting of the science by Monbiot of the Guardian, and Connor of the Independent, who will cite any ad hoc comment by a scientist which counters a sceptical argument, as if the simple fact that it is uttered by a scientist demolished the sceptical argument.

However, many other scientists are sceptical that CO2 - fertilisation could be strong enough to account for around 2 billion tonnes of carbon per year.Feedbacks involving different components of the carbon cycle - and climate change itself - will affect how CO2 levels respond to man - made emissions.

I liked Titley quite a lot but couldn't understand why he seemed to be the «go to» guy as I didn't think he had as much technical knowledge of climate as the three sceptical scientists on the panel.

I said also that she is now, along with some other notable sceptical scientists, the target of what looks like a highly organised attempt to denigrate her.

For me, that begins with people accepting that there is no hiding place left in the science — the overwhelming consensus of the vast body of scientists that study climate is that the trends we are seeing in the air, the oceans and in our ecosystems are entirely consistent with the theory of global warming, while the alternatives offered by sceptical scientists — even the much heralded role of the Sun — so far fail that test.

The US Senate unanimously rejected Kyoto in 1997, not because of Heartland or any sceptical scientist, but because the requirement to cut emissions would have damaged the US economy.

The term is generally used in a derogatory way, so some politicians (e.g. Steve Fielding) and scientists (e.g. Stewart Franks) even if they are genuinely sceptical of the consensus view on AGW, -LSB-...]

report contained 1000 names of eminent scientists who are sceptical» of man - made global warming claims.

See: The Australian: Climate Depot's «report contained 1000 names of eminent scientists who are sceptical» of man - made global warming claims.

Scientific Alliance are 200 sceptical scientists who have imported wholesale the views of right - wing think - tanks in the US.

If it were true, it would mean that 1 in 100,000 climate scientists were sceptical, and we can think of enough sceptics to put the number of climate scientists in the world well into the tens of millions.

This should be interesting a workshop to be held with pro and sceptical scientists and contributors in Lisbon: (Update: full list of atendees added) Anthony Watts can't make it but has delegated Steven Mosher in his stead (co author — ... Continue reading →

We found it difficult to understand why the BBC had not sought out and conducted lengthy interviews with some of the very many reputable scientists who are sceptical about the impact of CO2 and mankind on the global climate.

Coby I have never heard any sceptical scientist suggest that the thickening of the ice sheets in Antarctia and Greenland is the result of anything other than warmer oceans causing more precipitation.

MOST scientists sceptical of the theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) accepted that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas; they simply don't believe it is very potent relative to other natural forces.

He cites two examples of scientists who had written highly sceptical papers which — much to their mortification and irritation — they discovered had been graded by Cook and his team as endorsing the «consensus.»

I an a naturally sceptical person, but my scepticism of global warming was cemented before I really knew what it was all about by a headline in the South China Morning Post saying that 2500 scientists had signed off on catastrophic global warming.

He said that 10 to 30 per cent of scientists agree with him and are fairly sceptical about the extent of man made global warming.

Moreover, by applying the term «denial» (with all its loaded undertones) to sceptical scientists; by referring to them inaccurately as «well funded» by the oil industry; and by likening those who stress the uncertainties of climate science to unprincipled lobbyists for tobacco companies, Lord May enters on the field of personal vilification — not a suitable place for a distinguished former President of the Royal Society.

Or it can mean, «The overall physical properties of the atmosphere are just fine, and are going along as they always have, but some scientists have cherry - picked facts in order to make up scary stories, and so create a transfer of wealth from the general population, to themselves, and to their political sponsors», which is the sceptical position.

This time the heroine's student — whom she has turned from an unthinking green loony into a sceptical seeker of the truth — hacks into the computer of a rival scientist at another university.

Instead, Bean has Cassell's boss Kevin, also a climate scientist, confess that «we are all sceptical of the hockey stick».

Happer and his fellow climate sceptical scientists are the Western world's equivalent of the dissident scientists hounded by the Communist authorities in the Soviet era.

David wrote: «Why doesn't Lindzen and the 1000s of scientists who agree with the growing sceptical movement, develop an equivalent to the IPCC.

You mean... you're not a teeny bit sceptical of this «ice age», announced by scientists who apparently work for a lobby - group?

«I am not interviewing a lot of the main climate sceptical scientists because I feel like they have been interviewed by many other people and their stories have been told.

I would say that all scientists are necessarily sceptical, but in the context of the AGW issue the term «sceptic» is usually taken to mean those who do reject, rather than just question the established consensus.

Why on earth should one be sceptical of unbiased, rigorous science when it's in the hands of openly partisan scientists?!!!

When I saw the title «The Inquisition of Climate Science», I immediately thought of the defamation of scientists sceptical of IPCC science and policy, blocking of FOI requests, the corruption of peer review, etc..

In the words of a climate scientists that I am a little aquainted with... who was trying to get across this simple mesage to the resident sceptical commenators at Bishop Hill: http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2011/9/28/dellers-on-reason.html?currentPage=3#comments

An unfortunate side effect of trying to engage with the more sceptical scientists will be your increasing isolation and vilification from the «consensus» group.

Open minded in the beginning but increasingly sceptical as the deficiencies of the scientific method as applied by climate scientists unfolded.

Many scientists who are privately sceptical about it just daren't speak up for fear of losing their jobs or their grants.

Andrew Montford's observation comes in response to an article by Gavin Schmidt, in which he apparently shows more reflection on the problems of science and advocacy than I would have expected, given his robust statements about «deniers», and his refusal to debate with more sceptical climate scientists in the past, and his impatience with his scientific critics, to the delight of climate activists.

If you're feeling sceptical about the scale of this energy transformation, join the club — Nature ran an analysis by Shell scientists on the physical limits to deploying new technology last December, which is worth a read (again subscription required).

He was a sceptical business person, and she was a scientist of some sort.

Among the scientists taking a public position sceptical of global warming, Richard Lindzen has always seemed the most credible.

Climate scientist Steven Sherwood of the University of New South Wales, who proposed the 35 °C survivability limit, said he was sceptical that this threshold could be reached as soon as the researchers say.

Each is by an eminent scientist of a sceptical bent.