Sentences with phrase «warming sceptics as»

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In so far as some sceptics and deniers are proclaiming that carbon dioxide - induced anthropogenic global warming may be «the scientific fraud of the century» then surely the issues surrounding it must be the scientific debate of the century.

But as far as I can tell, most sceptics don't flat out deny greenhouse gas warming, but they incorporate their «extra» forcing by assuming a lower climate sensitivity.

Some, such as the sceptics S. Fred Singer and Dennis Avery, see no danger at all, maintaining that a warmer planet will be beneficial for mankind and other species on the planet and that «corals, trees, birds, mammals, and butterflies are adapting well to the routine reality of changing climate».

In 2008, climate change sceptic Roger Pielke Sr said this: «Global warming, as diagnosed by upper ocean heat content has not been occurring since 2004».

As usual, a lucid, concise and unarguable (for those who care to listen) debunking of the standard global warming sceptics» arguments.

I've been discussing climate change with lots of people at campaign stalls recently, and it has opened my eyes as to how far this «balanced» climate sceptic reporting is shaping the thinking of even those people who are concerned and want to see some action («I am aware that flying might make climate change worse, but I'll still do it because the warming may just be part of a natural cycle — I would stop if I was more certain»; «I am worried, but I have also heard that it is just water vapour which makes us warmer, so we just don't kow if this CO2 thing is true, everybody seems to have a different agenda» etc.).

They discuss an even higher solar influence, listing well - known and antiquated sceptic's arguments as the overestimation of 20th century warming due to heat - island effects, or the lower trends in satellite observations.

In fact they have proven the opposite since the sceptics, with some exceptions, nailed it within 70 minutes whereas the peer reviewed Hockey Stick graph remained as the IPCC's prime «evidence» of catastrophic warming for years before being accepted as mathematically fraudulent.

Most people seem to describe the debate as sceptics v warmers to use more neutral terminology.

More importantly, second, it fires a shot across the bows of any liberal organ which dares to entertain a climate sceptic on its pages in much the same way as Martin Durkin's Great Global Warming Swindle (just 90 minutes of TV in a shedule jam - packed with environmentalism) drew furious comments about Channel 4 from the Great and the Good.

By closing the argument on the theory of AGW from the start and going as far as calling sceptics «Holocaust deniers» the «Warmers» have raised the stakes against themselves.

Sceptics are fond of grasping hold of ANY theory (however weak, fanciful or unlikely) of what drives recent warming as long as it doesn't include CO2.

The claim, which Mann himself uses in the NYT, for example, that 97 % of scientists agree that «climate change is real» and that «we must respond to the dangers of a warming planet» isn't borne out by a reading of the survey, which was itself imprecise about its own definitions, and captures the perspectives Mann has himself dismissed as «anti-science»: sceptics are part of the putative ’97 per cent».

That, too, has been seized upon by sceptics as evidence that global warming has «paused».

However, as a scientist, I am proud to call myself a long - time sceptic regarding the pseudo-scientific nonsense of anthropogenic global warming.

Seized on by climate sceptics as proof the whole thing is a hoax, the global warming «pause» has many possible explanations.

While many in the media portrayed the phenomenon as a desperate weapon used by sceptics to undermine climate science, real scientists took notice and began to study the warming pause.

Again, as a hard sceptic, I would agree that maybe a quarter was due to human CO2 emissions (remember, nearly half of the total warming had occurred by 1945).

Mimicking the post-modernists in their critique of the social sciences and humanities, the global warming sceptics have characterised climate science as a social construction of scientists motivated by career advancement and prospects of research funding.

There is a lot of discussion about «what sceptics believe», listing various amounts of warming and various mechanisms as either in or out of this camp.

However, readers of my column will know that I give contrarians, or sceptics, or deniers (call them what you will) short shrift, and as a close follower of the scientific debate on this subject I can state without doubt that there is no dispute whatsoever within the expert community as to the reality or causes of manmade global warming.

Viscount Christopher Monckton of Brenchley, a well - known sceptic of man made global warming theory, has made a complaint to the police over a prize - winning art work which he describes as a «death threat.»

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The concept of a little ice age is in itself contentious, with sceptics of human - caused global warming citing it as evidence climate goes through natural cycles.

Hey, as the Aust Climate Sceptics point out, the report pushed the fact that the world (the globe) was still warming whilst satellite data show a different position, leading to the question...» IS Global Wawarming whilst satellite data show a different position, leading to the question...» IS Global WarmingWarming..

I don't label myself as a sceptic because my model quite clearly shows there has been periods of anthrogenic global warming, but they stopped and were limited.

While Stott's describes himself as being a «mildly left - wing global warming sceptic» he dismisses the Kyoto Protocol as unrealistic «command and control» economics.

a) they think it is a hoax b) they don't think it is a hoax, put tick it because they are luke warm, and a negative will give the sceintist a false opinion of their views c) they fully accept climate science, but such a blatant attempt to paint sceptics as nutter it is irritating.

As for the global warming sceptics they must live in cloud cuckoo land.

As it happens, sceptics and warmers do find plenty of science to argue about — which is a good thing.

Furthermore, I vaguely recollect that he does not describe himself as a man - made global warming sceptic.

As world leaders sweat in Copenhagen and climate sceptics continue to crow over stolen emails, the World Meteorological Organization has announced that 2009 is likely to be one of the 10 warmest years since records began in 1850.

In 2009, he published The Real Global Warming Disaster, described by The Observer as «the definitive climate sceptics» manual.»

The leaker and other climate sceptics have isolated one section of the draft to suggest that cosmic rays such as those of the Sun may have a greater influence on warming than had been claimed.

It is (as far as I can tell) named after Theodor Landscheidt, a solar scientist who worked on the relationship between planetary cycles and solar cycles has been basically ignored by the scientific community (he had an H - index of 3 — which is pretty poor) but taken up enthusiastically by global warming sceptics and astrologers.

In particular: i) the emphasis on reconstructions of historical temperature records; ii) the over-sensitivity of climate models; iii) the exaggeration of positive feedback mechanisms and the opposite with respect to negative feedbacks; iv) the over-statement of second and Nth - order effects of warming on natural processes and society as «impacts»; v) the IPCC reports are not written exclusively by scientists, but in the case of WGII and WGIII especially, are, as has been discovered — by sceptics — written by academics from other disciplines, often without any remarkable expertise, and by activists, with particular agendas.

The forecast of a brief slump in global warming has already been seized upon by climate change sceptics as evidence that the world is not heating.

According to this theory, the global warming «hiatus» is a myth, put about by climate sceptics, but which has been absorbed by climate scientists (as per «meme»), who reproduce it blindly, having been so beaten and harassed by the assembled forces of contrarianism and denial.

Any sceptic wishing to disprove global warming would naturally start with global warming as the null, and then seek evidence forcing its rejection.

The task of the climate sceptics in the think tanks and PR companies hired by fossil fuel companies was to engage in «consciousness lowering activities», to «de-problematise» global warming by characterising it as a form of politically driven panicmongering.

The sceptics and uninformed love to cite these periods as natural analogs for current warming too — pure rubbish.

At the same time I understand the frustration of Gavin, talking to sceptics all the time and also believers with limited knowledge, but still, nasty talking and arrogance is not doing any good for your cause): «As a former advocate of global warming I must say that your reference to anyone who does not believe as you do as a «crank» offensive to say the least.&raquAs a former advocate of global warming I must say that your reference to anyone who does not believe as you do as a «crank» offensive to say the least.&raquas you do as a «crank» offensive to say the least.&raquas a «crank» offensive to say the least.»

«A Greenpeace investigation has identified a little - known, privately owned US oil company as the paymaster of global warming sceptics in the US and Europe.

It's clear that those who dreamed up this talking point knew enough stats to realise that they were being deliberately deceptive, and that ignorant «sceptics» would read the statement as saying «no significant warming since 1995».

Her biographical note on the IPA website described her as «a «global warming sceptic»» and goes on to state that she «considers scepticism important for the progress of science.»

And whilst you state you agree the data shows warming, you appear to think there is legitimate cause to doubt the veracity of that data — «as it stands» and «I think there are some chinks in the temperature data» — whilst offering support to those doing the attacking — «a problematic culture of obstruction around any such exploration by sceptics».

Contrary to media stereotypes, many so - called sceptics — such as Abbott, John Howard, Maurice Newman and this writer — recognised that the rise in carbon dioxide as a result of the burning of fossil fuels led to moderate warming.