Bob Ward
Policy and Communications Director
Bob joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in November 2008, shortly after its launch.
He also holds the following positions:
- Policy and Communications Director for the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy;
Background
Bob joined the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from Risk Management Solutions, where he was Director of Public Policy.
He also worked at the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, for eight years, until October 2006. His responsibilities there included leading the media relations team.
He has also worked as a freelance science writer and journalist.
Bob has a first degree in geology and an unfinished PhD thesis on palaeopiezometry.
He is a fellow of the Geological Society, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the American Geophysical Union. Bob is also a member of the board of the Association of British Science Writers and a member of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Public Relations Association.
Comment on ‘Impact of Current Climate Proposals’
A response to ‘Impact of Current Climate Proposals’ Bjorn Lomborg Global Policy, Volume 7, Issue 1, pages 125–126, February 2016
2015
Comment on ‘Impact of Current Climate Proposals’ by Bjorn Lomborg
This paper claims there is a fundamental methodological flaw in a recent paper by Bjorn Lomborg which seeks to investigate the temperature reduction impact of major climate policy proposals. read more »
2014
Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable. Earth League climate statement on the implications for climate policy from the 5th IPCC Assessment.
The development of human civilisations has occurred at a time of stable climate. This climate stability is now threatened by human activity. The rising global climate risk occurs at a … read more »
A UK ‘dash’ for smart gas poster
UK dash for shale gas poster read more »
2013
Communicating on climate change.
Ward, B. 2013. In: ‘Weather’, v.68, p.16-17.
2012
Discussion: Great expectations: the psychodynamics of ecological debt
In: Weintrobe, S. (ed) ‘Engaging with Climate Change: Psychoanalytic and Interdisciplinary Perspectives’. Routledge, UK, p.109-113.
Is it possible to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C?
Ranger, N., Gohar, L.K., Lowe, J.A., Raper, S.C.B., Bowen, A. and Ward, R.E. 2012. In: ‘Climatic Change’, v.111, p.973-981
2010
Communicating climate change
Ward, R.E.T. 2010. In: ‘Weather’, v.65, p.309-310.
Comment: 'Knock knock: where is the evidence for dangerous human-caused global warming?' by Robert M. Carter
Carter (2008) notes that for climate change “sound science [sic] understanding is an essential prerequisite to any meaningful economic analysis”. Unfortunately, his paper contains serious and … read more »
Comment: ‘Knock, Knock: Where is the Evidence for Dangerous Human-Caused Global Warming?’ by Robert M. Carter
Ward, R.E.T. 2010. In: Economic Analysis and Policy, v.40, p.125-143.
2009
How national science academies in developed countries can assist development in sub-Saharan Africa
Ward, R.E.T., Fong, J., Jones, B.E.M., Casselton, L.A. and Cox, S.J. 2009. International Journal of Technology Management, v.46, p.9-26.
. Adaptation to climate change: threats and opportunities for the insurance industry
Herweijer, C., Ranger, N. and Ward, R.E.T. 2009. In: ‘The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice’, v.34, p.360-380.
Climate change, the public, and the media in the UK: a watershed moment
Ward, R.E.T. 2009. In: Boyce, T. and Lewis, J. (eds) ‘Climate Change and the Media’. Peter Lang Publishing Inc., New York, p.59-64.
2008
The Royal Society and the debate on climate change
Ward, B. 2007. In: Bauer, M.W. and Bucchi, M. (eds) Journalism, Science and Society: Science Communication between News and Public Relations. Routledge, UK, p.159-172.
The role of insurers in promoting adaptation to the impacts of climate change
Ward, R.E.T., Herweijer, C., Patmore, N. and Muir-Wood, R. 2008. In: . The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice, v.33, p.133-139.
Good and bad practice in the communication of uncertainties associated with the relationship between climate change and weather-related natural disasters
Ward, R.E.T. 2008. In: Liverman, D.G.E., Pereira, C. and Marker, B. (eds) Communicating Environmental Geoscience, The Geological Society, London, Special Publications 305, p.19-37.
Letter to Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP
Letter from Bob Ward to the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in relation to the exemption for universities and research institutes from the UK Government’s new ‘anti-lobbying’ clause. In … read more »
2015
Letter to Congressman Lamar Smith in regard to the testimony given by Dr Bjorn Lomborg to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Lettter from Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director of the Institute, raises concerns about “inaccurate and misleading claims” in the testimony submitted by Dr Bjorn Lomborg to the House of … read more »
Consultation response: ‘Reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape'
This policy paper was submitted to HM Treasury in response to its consultation on 'Reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape'. read more »
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030?
This analysis considers whether the INDCs that were submitted by 23 October 2015 are consistent with a reasonable chance of not exceeding the 2°C warming limit. read more »
Tracking intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030?
This paper looks at whether the intended national determined contributions (INDCs) that were submitted by 20 July 2015 are consistent with the 2°C limit. read more »
What will global annual emissions of greenhouse gases be in 2030, and will they be consistent with avoiding global warming of more than 2°C?
Countries agreed at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014 to set out their “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs) … read more »
Climate change priorities for the next UK Government
The next UK Government after the General Election on 7 May should reform the UK’s overly-complex energy taxation and create new institutions to depoliticise infrastructure investment, particularly in the energy sector. These recommendations are among several new measures outlined in the Institute’s latest policy brief ‘Climate change priorities for the next UK government’. read more »
2014
Submission to the inquiry by the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change on ‘ Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges ’
Outlines the main energy and climate change challenges in the UK over the next five-year term read more »
Submission to inquiry on ‘Environmental risks of fracking’ by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and … read more »
2013
Recent and future changes in the global and UK climate
The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the most comprehensive assessment of the physical science basis of climate change that has ever been written. … read more »
Response to public consultation on ‘Securing the future availability and affordability of home insurance in areas of flood risk’
Flooding is the biggest natural disaster risk in England. Flood risk is expected to increase due to climate change and continued development of floodplains for residential and commercial property, which increases the exposure of homes and businesses. Addressing the causes and consequences of flooding is very important and we welcome the recent efforts by the Government and the insurance industry to reform the approach to flood insurance in England. read more »
Submission to inquiry on ‘Climate: public understanding and policy implications’ by the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology
Submission begins with a summary of the importance of public understanding of climate change, before considering some of the latest research on the state of public understanding of the science … read more »
Climate change in the National Curriculum in England: Submission to a consultation by the Department for Education
This paper responds to a Department of Education consultation on proposed reforms to the National Curriculum in England and Wales, specifically in the context of climate change teaching … read more »
Unburnable Carbon 2013: Wasted capital and stranded assets
Our first report, in 2011, showed that based on current understanding of an allowable carbon budget to keep below two degrees of global warming, there is more fossil fuel listed … read more »
A UK 'dash' for smart gas
Shifting from coal to natural gas for electricity generation can help the UK power sector to decarbonise in the near term. With good planning and investment, natural gas can support the development of a low-carbon power sector by providing essential backup for intermittent renewables, but could only play a bigger role longer-term if fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
However, a new UK ‘dash’ for gas on the assumption of low prices is a risky economic and environmental option. A lower risk option is a ‘dash’ for smart gas; using natural gas in those areas where it offers the greatest value in decarbonising the power sector. read more »
2010
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: is it possible to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C?
The Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are contemplating a range of goals for limiting the rise in global average temperature that is … read more »
Outcome of COP22 caps a year of progress
Governments have made important progress towards implementation of the Paris Agreement at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, otherwise … read more »
What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?
The election on 8 November of Donald Trump as President of the United States has created great uncertainty about future American policies on energy and climate change. President-Elect Trump has … read more »
False allegations by climate change 'sceptic'
The UK’s most prominent climate change ‘sceptic’ has falsely alleged that an international group of researchers conspired to suppress their results. In the Annual Lecture for the Global Warming Policy … read more »
Flooding: UK government plans for more extreme rainfall
The Guardian, 8 September 2016
Ratification of Paris Agreement is bad news for Donald Trump
The announcement that the US and China have both ratified the Paris Agreement is likely to make it more difficult for Donald Trump, if he becomes President, to renege on the international commitment on climate change made by Barack Obama’s administration. read more »
Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal
The Guardian, 3 September 2016
Ratification of the Paris Agreement by China and the United States - Newshour
Bob Ward talks to BBC World Service’s ‘Newshour’ programme about the ratification of the Paris Agreement by China and the United States (from 26’40”)
Britain’s energy dilemma: if not nuclear power, then what?
Observer, 30 July
Fears grow over danger of flooding around the UK as inquiry is shelved
Observer, 30 July
Trump's laughable climate change claims
The Hill, 29 July
Brexit May Make It Harder for U.K. to Tackle Climate Change
Bloomberg, 12 July
How will Brexit affect climate change policy?
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director at the Institute, explores the potential impact of the UK's vote to leave the EU for climate change policy. read more »
Why an E.U. without Britain is bad news for the fight against climate change
Washington Post, 24 June
Letters: Cost of gas
Telegraph, 22 May
Government forced to back down on plan to gag academics and scientists
Independent, 19 April
Boaty McBoatface may not be name of new polar research vessel
Guardian, 18 April
Britain’s scientists must not be gagged
Observer, 17 April
57 tube stations at high risk of flooding, says London Underground report
Guardian, 10 April
Clarification: China’s carbon dioxide emissions
On 4 March 2016, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics … read more »
Confusion reigns as UK scientists face government ‘gagging’ clause
Nature, 26 February
Earth is NOT overheating despite global warming fears claims leading statistician
Express, 23 February
Planet is not overheating, says professor
Times, 23 February
Researchers: speak up now or risk being muzzled on government policy
Guardian, 22 February
Fans of fossil fuels offer Africa an unfair choice
A handful of campaigners who promote the use of fossil fuels are using newspaper articles to offer a deeply unfair choice to people living in the poorest countries of the … read more »
Why are some British newspapers still denying climate change?
Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, says editors of the Mail, Express, Times, Sun and Telegraph should put the interests of their readers first by reporting the real facts about global warming. read more »
Letters: Better to cut CO2 than complain about Paris deal
Independent, 11 January
Economic impacts of flooding in the UK
Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, examines the potential cost of recent floods in the UK. read more »
These are the six urgent steps the government has to take now for the good of our environment
Independent, 18 December
2015
India looks to balance emissions reductions with bringing electricity to the poor
8 December, Australia Plus
COP21: Why a 2°C target, and will we reach it?
France24, 2 December
Polemic against Paris summit is based on bogus arguments
Financial Times, 1 December
Should we be aiming to keep global warming to 1.5C, not 2C?
Guardian, 2 December
India Defends Emissions Targets as Modi Heads to Paris for Talks
Bloomberg, 30 November
Climate change protests take place around the world on eve of summit
Washington Post, 30 November
Your complete guide to false propaganda masquerading as serious commentary about climate change
Those opposed to tackling climate change are engaged in a last ditch attempt to prevent a new international agreement, writes Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications. read more »
On eve of Paris climate summit, Britain pulls the plug on renewables
Letter from Lord Stern to the FT responding to a letter from Matt Ridley disputing the role of fossil fuels in most of the 7m deaths from air pollution worldwide each year. read more »
Dangerous climate change is avoidable with the right approach
Despite the scepticism of climate scientists it's still possible to stop global warming from busting the accepted limit, says Bob Ward read more »
UK Government failing to lead on climate change communication
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, criticises the UK Government for failing to effectively communicate climate change risks at a national and local level. read more »
Paris climate summit: UN negotiations 'need redesign'
BBC, 12 October
Flawed analysis of the impacts of climate change
Bob Ward (Policy and Communications Director) questions the analysis made by Richard Tol in a blog post where the later suggsted that the overall economic impacts of climate change might be positive. read more »
The link between climate change, migration and refugees
Huffington Post, 14 September
Carbon pricing corrects a market failure
Financial Times, 25 August
EU calls for urgency in ‘seriously lagging’ Paris climate talks
Guardian, 20 August
Warming will hurt the poor but boost the rich in the short term
New Scientist, 17 August
Australia's climate goals 'weak', says former Obama adviser
Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August
UN encourages other countries to announce emissions targets ahead of Paris conference
ABC Australia, 12 August
Where to draw the line on renewable energy
Times, 28 July
A cost-effective balance between taxes on fossil fuel pollution and support for cleaner alternatives
There is a danger that the current tinkering to subsidies and taxes affecting renewables in the UK will result in incoherence that will hinder efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more »
Climate campaigners warn of 'bonfire of green policies'
ITV News, 24 July
Climate change caused by multiple market failures
Investment in low carbon technolgy, as advocated by Bill Gates, needs to be accompanied by carbon pricing policies agrues Institute Policy and Communications Director Bob Ward. read more »
Dutch court orders state to slash greenhouse emissions
A Dutch court on Wednesday (24 June) ordered the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by at least 25% by 2020, in a case that could serve as a blueprint for activists around the world. read more »
Global warming 'pause' didn't happen, study finds
The Guardian, 4 June
Time for governments to price in the true cost of oil
Letter to the FT. read more »
Climate change: New claims 'murky' global warming statistics are 'GUESSED AT'
Dr Benny Peiser, from the Global Warming Policy Foundation, has claims some surface temperature recordings used as the basis for global warming evidence are 'guessed at'. Includes a response from Bob Ward from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. read more »
The key climate and clean energy problem of 2015: Doing a lot isn’t the same as doing enough
Washington Post, 8 May
Paris climate summit: Carbon pledges to fall short of warming goal, Stern warns
Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May
Key climate change goal may be missed
The Hill, 4 May
UN says carbon plans 'deeply inadequate'
Sky News Australia, 5 May
Paris 2015: Two degrees warming a 'prescription for disaster' says top climate scientist James Hansen
The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 May 2015
Réchauffement climatique: les engagements actuels ne suffiront pas
L’Express, 4 May
Britische Forscher: UN-Klimaschutzziele sind gefährdet
Yahoo News Germany, 4 May
Report: Global emissions goals still aren’t enough to prevent dangerous warming
Washington Post, 4 May
Emissions pledges 'are not enough'
Daily Mail, 4 May
Current carbon pledges won't stop dangerous global warming, says Lord Stern
Commitments already made by world governments to cut carbon emissions aren’t enough to keep global warming below the crucial 2C target – but a strong deal is still possible in Paris, says economist read more »
England faces major rise in record hot years due to climate change – scientists
Increased effects of climate change enable scientists to predict localised changes in weather, such as at least a 13-fold increase in record hot years in England read more »
Scepticism over rising temperatures? Lord Lawson peddles a fake controversy
Writing in The Guardian, Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, criticises the Global Warming Policy Foundation, chaired by Lord Lawson, for creating fake controversy about evidence for rising global temperatures. read more »
Leading group of climate change deniers accused of creating 'fake controversy' over claims global temperature data may be inaccurate
The UK’s most prominent climate change denial group is launching an inquiry into the integrity of global surface temperature records. read more »
US pledges emissions cuts of up to 28% ahead of global climate treaty
US confirms greenhouse gas emissions cuts proposals that will be ‘very tough’ to change, boosting prospects for a global climate change agreement at talks in Paris in December read more »
US set to pledge emissions cuts of up to 28% ahead of global climate treaty
The Guardian, March 31
Britain's leading private university ‘becoming a mouthpiece for fossil-fuel industry’
Independent, 30 March
Ipso proves impotent at curbing the Mail's climate misinformation
Independent Press Standards Organisation lets the Mail on Sunday’s misleading and incorrect climate claims stand read more »
Britain's climate sceptics' dishonest tactics need to stop
A New Statesman opinion article by Policy and Communications Director, Bob Ward, argues that lobbying by UK climate change ‘sceptics’, even those with an apparently technical background, is motivated by politics. read more »
Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest level on record
FT, 20 March
Warm weather sees Arctic sea ice shrink to lowest levels
The Times, 20 March
Arctic sea ice hits record low: US monitor
Times of India, 20 March
Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists. BBC News, 19 March read more »
Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter maximum
Record low ice coverage this winter is caused by climate change and abnormally mild weather, scientists say. read more »
Climate leadership in question as IPCC chief resigns
Nature, 24 February
Pachauri Quits Climate Panel After Harassment Allegation
Bloomberg, 24 February
IPCC Chief Resigns after Sexual Harassment Accusations
Scientific America, 24 February
Rajendra Pachauri quits IPCC after sexual harassment complaint
Reuters, 24 February
IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri resigns
The Guardian, 24 February
Oil industry cannot accept possibility of a decline in demand
Letter to the Financial Times, 19 February 2015
As China gets richer, the world gets dirtier — and will have to choose more growth and being green
In the last ten years, China's CO2 emissions have surged — but experts argue that the whole world must show it how to both get rich and get greener read more »
We must act now, say scientists as 2014 declared hottest year in century
Record-breaking temperatures around the world last year made 2014 the hottest in more than a century, raising new concerns about global warming, US government scientists said yesterday. read more »
2014 was world's hottest year on record
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirms last year was hottest globally since records began in 1880 read more »
Hottest year fuels climate concerns
Last year was globally the hottest on record, climate experts have confirmed read more »
How can we square fossil fuel divestment with CCS potential?
Bob Ward argues opposition to carbon capture technology from divestment campaigners could prove misguided read more »
Oil Plunge Seen Eroding Emissions Ambition: Carbon & Climate
While the falling price of crude oil is giving consumers cheaper energy, it’s threatening long-term global pollution-control efforts. read more »
Weather forecasters say that 2014 was Scotland's warmest year on record and one of the wettest for almost a century. read more »
2014 was warmest since records began 350 years ago, says Met Office
According to the Met Office, the average temperature in 2014 was 9.9C (49.82F), warmer than any year since 1659. read more »
How 2014 was Britain’s warmest year on record
Last year was the UK's warmest since records began in 1910, figures from the Met Office was the warmest in the Central England Temperature series – the longest running temperature record in the world, stretching back to 1659. read more »
The UK experienced its warmest year on record in 2014, but it was also one of the wettest
It may have not felt like it towards the end, but 2014 was the UK’s warmest year on record. read more »
Climate change activists blame Government for 'colossal failure' to make global warming a national priority
The Independent, 5 January
Official figures show 2014 was warmest year since records began
Things are hotting up for the UK, as official figures show 2014 was the warmest year since records began. read more »
2014 was UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office
Provisional figures show 2014 was hottest since 1910, and fourth wettest on record read more »
Met Office lists 2014 as UK's warmest year
The Times of India, 5 January 2015
2014
Climate challenges for Royal Dutch Shell
Financial Times, 18 December.
The danger of ideology-based newspaper coverage of climate change
A warning against the publication of columns promoting climate change denial.
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Believe it or not it's been the HOTTEST year on record - but snow is on its way
Daily Mirror, 2 December
Climate death forecast ‘exaggerated’
World Health Organisation has exaggerated the number of deaths likely to be caused by global warming, according to a former US government adviser on climate change. read more »
One year to save the planet from climate change disaster, Ed Davey warns
Agreeing global deal to cut carbon emissions next year is only way to protect "way of life we take for granted", energy secretary says, ahead of UN climate change summit in Lima read more »
The US-China Climate Deal
Television interview. read more »
Why Britain's Tories are Earth's best friends
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have taken different approaches to climate change read more »
Scotland is facing its heaviest rainfall in a century
Scotland is on course to have the wettest year since records began 104 years ago, with four deluges expected this week alone. read more »
2014 on track to be one of the wettest years on record
Unusually rainy November and December could make 2014 the wettest year since records began read more »
Lord Lawson's parallel world where global warming is not a concern
The former Chancellor is trying to turn science on its head to woo climate change "sceptics" from the Conservatives and Ukip. read more »
This year set to be hottest on record
Herald Scotland, 5 November
Drought and flood fears after warm 2014
Belfast Telegraph, 5 November
Britain had one of warmest and wettest years on record
Met Office figures show that from January, 2014 was hottest since records began and saw second largest amount of rain read more »
Extreme weather 'will cost lives and billions of pounds of damage'
The Independent, 5 November
Clock Ticking To Stop Climate Change, Warns UN
Carbon emissions must be cut completely by 2100 if the rate of global warming is to be slowed, a new report warns. read more »
UN climate change report to warn of 'severe, pervasive' effects of global warming
Flooding, dangerous heatwaves, ill health and violent conflicts among likely risks if the world keeps burning fossil fuels at current rates, IPCC expected to say read more »
Letter to The Times
The Times, 1 Novmeber
Irreversible climate change would result from continued inaction
A pending U.N. report notes that a lack of fast action to combat global warming will lead to severe impacts read more »
IPCC lines up for a sixth climate audit as economic costs corrected
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October
Environment Secretary Liz Truss under fire over plan to scrap solar farm subsidies
Government plan hopes to ensure that more agricultural land is dedicated to crops and food read more »
Folgen der Erwärmung: Uno tilgt Hoffnung aus Klimareport
"Moderater Klimawandel kann förderlich für die Wirtschaft sein" - so stand es bislang im Uno-Klimabericht. Jetzt hat der Klimarat den Satz gestrichen. Seinen eigenen Prognosen traut er allerdings wenig. read more »
IPCC corrects claim suggesting climate change would be good for the economy
Controversial statement, that was based on faulty data taken from a report by economist Richard Tol, has been removed from the final version of the report read more »
Owen Paterson’s controversial speech to climate change sceptics looks to be riddled with inaccuracies
Owen Paterson, until recently the environment secretary, will be speaking to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think tank known for its climate change scepticism. Bob Ward looks at what he will say. read more »
The Tory right is becoming desperate on climate change and energy
The former environment secretary will tell climate change sceptics this week that his party should adopt Ukip policies. read more »
Record UK temperatures ‘evidence of global warming’
Britain had its warmest weather between January and September this year since records began, according to new Met Office figures. read more »
Climate change blamed as records show 2014 is warmest year since records began
2014 has managed to break records - according to the Met Office, the period from January to September this year was the warmest such period for the UK since records began in 1910. read more »
Lord Lawson's charity 'blurring fact and comment on climate change'
Global Warming Policy Foundation promoting political agenda rather than educational views, says Charity Commission read more »
Lord Lawson and his climate change sceptics broke charity bias rules
Ex-Chancellor’s Global Warming Policy Foundation guilty of blurring fact and comment read more »
Climate change could be slower than forecast
The Times, 26th September, 2014: Carbon dioxide emissions have less impact on the global average temperature than has been claimed by the UN’s climate change advisory body, according to a … read more »
Facts and Fictions About New Climate Change Report
Huffington Post, 25th September, 2014: The New Climate Economy Report has been endorsed by a wide range of politicians, businesspeople and commentators since it was published on 16 September, but … read more »
The New Economy Report: Why the criticism doesn't stack up
Bob Ward of the Grantham Institute argues Prof Richard Tol's denunciation of last week's landmark report is flawed read more »
Combating climate change can be economically beneficial
A major international report published last week could be a game changer in the fierce political debate about climate change in the United States. read more »
The UN climate change summit is a vital chance for the world to avoid catastrophe
Leaders must act together to reverse carbon emissions – or betray their children and future generations read more »
Miliband is under pressure to back the government's climate change plan
Bob Ward - Labour is facing a test of Ed Miliband's commitment to climate change ahead of its party conference later this month. read more »
Warmest and wettest eight months for a century… and it's not over yet
THE UK has had the warmest and wettest first eight months of a year since records began a century ago, the Met Office confirmed yesterday. read more »
Two secret funders of Nigel Lawson’s climate sceptic organisation revealed
Neil Record and Nigel Vinson confirm their donations, and are both linked to thinktank that took funds from oil companies read more »
Global warming impacts 'severe, widespread, and irreversible', UN warns
Urgent action needed to tackle man-made climate change, leaked report warns read more »
January to July weather was warmest since records began, Met Office confirms
Climate change experts have called for greater action to reduce greenhouse gases after the Met Office confirmed Britain had seen the warmest first half of the year since records began read more »
UK's warmest period record sparks call for greater climate action
Policy expert says figures showing January-July was the warmest since records began should increase urgency of efforts read more »
2014 is warmest year since records began - and third wettest
The UK has had the warmest weather since records began this year and the third highest amount of rain, according to figures from the Met Office. read more »
Global warming is here, except on the bank holiday
Britain has enjoyed the warmest period from January to July on record, the Met Office announced read more »
When climate change denial is promoted in mainstream news
Including articles and comments from figures such as Matthew Ridley and Nigel Lawson without balance misleads the British public. read more »
White House report understates impact of climate change
Bob Ward argues that the recent White House report on potential economic impacts of delaying action on climate change underestimated these impacts. read more »
MPs who reject science are undermining the public interest
On climate change and other issues, parliamentarians are ignoring the evidence. read more »
Green hypocrisy at Northcliffe House
Bob Ward on how staff at the Daily Mail recently marked Green Week. read more »
Climate adaptation must be backed by communication
Bob Ward calls on newly appointed Environment Secretary Liz Truss to deliver a more coherent approach to climate adaptation read more »
George Osborne defeated in attempt to weaken UK carbon budget
The Guardian, 22 July 2014
‘Scary’ climate shifts not far off
Letter to the editor - London Evening Standard read more »
Owen Paterson to give lecture to Nigel Lawson's climate-sceptic thinktank
Just days after leaving office, former UK environment secretary agrees to deliver speech at Global Warming Policy Foundation read more »
Lawson's climate-sceptic group hit by charity status row
Climate-sceptic charity the Global Warming Policy Foundation is to relaunch in September, after a complaint about its charitable status. read more »
Watchdog must be tougher on climate sceptic 'charity'
Decisive action is needed to curb Nigel Lawson's Global Warming Policy Foundation, which lobbies against climate change mitigation, says policy expert Bob Ward read more »
Will UK reshuffle boost science and environment?
Bob Ward of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment reflects on the potential impact of the new intake of ministers on future policy. read more »
Correspondence between Bob Ward and Congressman Lamar Smith - Chair of House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Correspondence between Bob Ward and Congressman Lamar Smith read more »
The trouble with climate change denial
Over the past few months, the Global Warming Policy Foundation has been strongly pushing a campaign pamphlet on 'The trouble with climate change', written by Lord Lawson of Blaby. It provides a fascinating demonstration of the trouble with climate change denial. read more »
How climate change may affect your bottom line
MPR News (audio broadcast)
UK Government Utterly Fails to Communicate About Climate Change
Huffingdon Post
Busting the myths around emission reduction costs
Bob Ward argues misleading comparisons and assumptions are being used to inflate the economic costs of climate change policies read more »
Common sense prevails as BBC upholds Today programme climate complaint
BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit concludes interview with Lord Lawson and Professor Sir Brian Hoskins on climate change and floods broke guidelines on due accuracy read more »
New insurance scheme boosts Africa's battle against climate change
Africa’s struggle to cope with the impacts of climate change has received a major boost this month with the very first policies to insure governments against food insecurity caused by … read more »
It's time to challenge Ukip over its climate change denial
The party should face a far more rigorous examination of its unscientific beliefs.
Errors in estimates of the aggregate economic impacts of climate change – Part III
In previous commentaries on 2 April and 15 April, I described my ongoing efforts to have some small but significant errors corrected in three papers by Professor Richard Tol and … read more »
Bjorn Lomborg's Upside-Down Economics of Climate Change
A new article by Bjorn Lomborg, which has been made available to newspapers around the world by Project Syndicate, provides a daft upside-down assessment of the economics of climate change. … read more »
A wakeup call on the impacts of climate change
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Errors in estimates of the aggregate economic impacts of climate change – Part II
In a previous commentary, I outlined my interactions with Professor Richard Tol about some errors in his work. I provide here further details of those errors and my interactions with Professor Tol, … read more »
Errors in estimates of the aggregate economic impacts of climate change
With the publication this week of the contribution of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to the Fifth Assessment Report, I can reveal details of my … read more »
Letters: Climate change: it’s worse than we thought
Contrary to your headline “Climate change: the official prophecy of doom” (18 March), it would appear that the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is a masterclass in understatement. … read more »
Dismissal of claims is unsurprising
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BBC impartiality between scientific facts and 'sceptic' fictions
Big flaws in the BBC’s news coverage of climate change have been exposed over the past few weeks, with clear indications that some of its most important programmes are still … read more »
UK floods making climate sceptics hot under the collar
Bid by Lord Lawson to question the link between global warming and extreme weather is undermined by irrefutable evidence. The Guardian
The costs of the UK storms and floods in context
It is still too early to full assess the economic impacts of the storms and floods that have been gripping the UK over the past couple of months, particularly as … read more »
Arctic sea ice has not been recovering
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Blog on Select Committee Hearing
Earlier this week, I wrote a blog for the ‘Environment’ web pages of ‘The Guardian’ expressing my concern about an upcoming oral evidence session by the House of Commons Select … read more »
IPCC hearing brings UK closer to US polarisation on climate change
Leading sceptics getting big slots to reject global warming indicates a growing climate denial bias at Westminster. The Guardian
Owen Paterson has failed to factor climate change into flood insurance
Homeowners’ deal doesn’t take into account the increasing risk from rising sea and shifts in rainfall due to climate change. The Guardian
2013
Global warming
Warm sea temperatures can cause typhoons to strengthen, and the North Pacific has been heating up, like the rest of the Earth’s surface The Times – registration is required.
High fuel bills and global warming
Whether the public believe that human activities are causing global warming has much to do with how it is reported in the media The Times – subscription is required.
Making the case for CCL+
Bob Ward explores the recent report on carbon pricing and argues that a consolidation of carbon pricing policies is long overdue Business Green – subscription is required.
A better planet?
Although strides have been made in tackling some world problems, there are many more that still pose a serious risk and are being left unchecked The Times
Lord Ridley's flawed article in 'The Spectator'
This week’s issue of ‘The Spectator’ features an article by Lord Ridley, the Conservative hereditary peer, which addresses an important question: what are the overall impacts of climate change so … read more »
UK energy policy
Private investors need to be persuaded to spend billions of pounds to create a cleaner and more efficient power sector for the UK. The Times – subscription is required.
Humiliating mistakes by 'The Mail on Sunday'
‘The Mail on Sunday’ is facing humiliation after two articles published earlier this month which attacked the evidence for climate change were revealed this week to contain embarrassing errors. The … read more »
Backbench assault on climate laws reflects UK policy uncertainty
Bob Ward argues a recent Conservative attack on the Climate Change Act will make worrying reading for green businesses Business Green – registration is required.
David Cameron must heed the experts, not the sceptics, on climate change
One of the most important scientific documents ever published makes clear the scale of the risks posed by greenhouse gases. The prime minister will face a daunting dilemma next month … read more »
Fracking — will it cut our fuel bills?
There are too many uncertainties to be putting all our faith into fracking — more incentives need to be available for cutting fuel use The Times – subscription is required
FT does readers a disservice with flawed climate analysis
Bob Ward argues recent flawed arguments attacking green policy undermine paper’s often excellent environmental coverage. Business Green
By giving a platform to climate change sceptics, the BBC is misleading the publicBob Ward, New Statesman,
The corporation is sacrificing accuracy by being impartial between facts and fictions. The New Statesman
Climate change will hurt the poorest the most
‘More than 100 countries, including those responsible for over 80 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, have pledged measures to tackle climate change’ The Times – registration is … read more »
The Corruption of the Public Debate on Climate Change
This week’s issue of The Spectator opens up a new front in the magazine’s war against climate science, but unwittingly reveals a campaign by ‘sceptics’ that is likely to be … read more »
Jeremy Grantham wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Jeremy Grantham at the annual Business Green Awards on 3 July … read more »
Climate change study is grim reading, Bangkok Post,
Governments around the world have just received one of the most important scientific reports ever written. It provides the starkest assessment yet of how the earth’s climate is responding to … read more »
Europe's economic crisis has nothing to do with green policy, The Vancouver Sun,
Re: To heat or eat? That’s the EU’s question, Column, May 17 As a dual British-Canadian citizen living in London, I was amazed to read Licia Corbella’s enthusiastic promotion of … read more »
Climate change
‘There is already strong and mounting evidence of changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events around the world’ The Times – subscription is required.
Spectator reveals worrying insight into direction of Tory policy on climate
Peter Lilley hypes up shale gas with poor analysis, woolly thinking and an apparent hatred for environmentalists This week’s issue of the Spectator provides a worrying insight into the possible … read more »
Ukip's energy and climate policies under the spotlight
The party’s official energy policy is an incoherent mixture of anti-environmentalism and a disregard for scientific evidence The Guardian
Bob Ward to join LSE climate week panel event
As part of Climate Week (4-10 March 2013), Institute Policy and Communications Director, Bob Ward, will be participating in an event, entitled ‘University Climate Change: are universities equipping us for … read more »
How Fleet Street is still misleading the public over climate change, New Statesman,
The right-wing press is attempting to fool the public into believing that its opposition to green policies is based on robust evidence, rather than dogmatic ideology. The New Statesman
Correspondence between Bob Ward and Peter Lilley
Correspondence about ‘The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review’ between Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Rt … read more »
Boris Johnson's climate change "scepticism" is an embarrassment to London's scientists, New Statesman,
The Mayor’s suggestion that we are heading for a “mini Ice Age”shows that he does not understand the basic science behind global warming. The New Statesman
Shambolic media coverage of the Met Office's new short-term forecast
One of the more remarkable aspects of the UK media’s shambolic reporting last week of the Met Office’s latest short-term global temperature forecasts is the way in which many journalists … read more »
Meteorology needs bold leadership to build public trust in climate research
The Royal Meteorological Society must step forward to demonstrate the leadership that the profession so badly needs The Guardian
What a heatwave in Australia tells us about climate change and the extreme
Don’t be surprised by the unprecedented weather we’re seeing across the globe. Climate scientists have been warning us about the effects of a warming world for years The Independent
2012
Desperate shenanigans as climate change 'sceptics' try to misrepresent IPCC report
It is perhaps no surprise that a climate change ‘sceptic’ has overnight leaked a draft copy of the volume prepared by working group I for the Fifth Assessment Report of … read more »
A Long Day for the UK at the United Nations Climate Change Summit
This was an example of British leadership in the international arena and demonstrated the enormous amount of ‘soft power’ that the UK can exert by helping poorer nations, many of … read more »
Why is the Government's financial support for fossil fuel companies being overlooked?
The new Energy Bill, which was introduced into Parliament on 29 November, has provoked some criticism for laying out plans to subsidise renewable power up to 2020, but has elicited … read more »
Re: US energy policy is thriving despite a quiet campaign yesterday
Green shoots I took it as a sure sign that we were in the grip of a severe bear market when your regular Monday feature “Bill of the Week” was … read more »
Recycling the myth that global warming 'stopped in the mid-1990s'
David Rose loves to tell readers of the ‘The Mail on Sunday’ that global warming ‘stopped’ in the mid-1990s. On 5 December 2010, the newspaper published a long article by … read more »
Rapid Responses
[Re: We just need the political will to reduce destructive energy prices, Friday] Matthew Sinclair’s long rant against climate change policies showed a remarkable ignorance of the economics of energy…. … read more »
UK government cuts to science funding threaten the British Antarctic Survey
Major cuts in the amount of funding that the Coalition Government is investing in the UK’s world class science base are beginning to cause real damage, with the threatened end … read more »
A case of bad economics and fundamentally flawed science
The Global Warming Policy Foundation was launched by Lord Lawson of Blaby in November 2009 to lobby against efforts to tackle climate change. Over the past three years, it has … read more »
The Australian Echo Chamber of Climate Change Denial
The Australian newspaper proved last week that the echo chamber of climate change denial is not restricted to the United States and United Kingdom. The Huffington Post UK
Is the United States leading by example on climate change?
There has been much confusion ahead of the next round of international negotiations on climate change, which start at the end of this month, over whether the United States has shifted … read more »
Why is Boris Johnson promoting climate change "sceptics"?
On Thursday, Boris Johnson will host the second of the Mayor of London 2012 Debates, which he claims are “London’s intellectual contribution to the [Olympic] Games”, and “will help define … read more »
The BBC is sacrificing objectivity for impartiality on climate change
It is now more than a year since the BBC Trust published a seminal report on the impartiality of the broadcaster’s coverage of science, but there is clear evidence that … read more »
Climate confusion
‘A responsible and effective approach to managing the risks of climate change requires action in advance’ Sir, Matt Ridley’s rather silly attack on the Met Office (“The forecast said warm. … read more »
Leaders not plugged in to climate change reality (registration required)
From Mr Bob Ward. Sir, Your excellent editorial “Learning to live in a changing climate” (July 2) was quite right to question the suggestion by Rex Tillerson, chief executive of … read more »
Shale gas: how does the hype stack up against robust analysis of the evidence?
A strident campaign has been mounted over the past couple of years to promote shale gas as a ‘game-changing’ new source of energy that can be extracted readily and in … read more »
More Evidence That the World's Biggest Newspaper Website is Misleading its Readers About Climate Change
More Evidence That the World’s Biggest Newspaper Website is Misleading its Readers About Climate Change – The Huffington Post The Huffington Post UK
Another researcher falls victim to the echo chamber of climate change denial
An assistant professor of geochemistry at Syracuse University is the latest victim of the echo chamber of climate change denial which is used to mislead the public about the results … read more »
How the UK's feeble system of media regulation fails the public interest on climate change
The Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the Press has mainly been focusing mainly on issues arising from the alleged hacking of phones by journalists at some national newspapers. But the Inquiry would perform a great service for the public interest if it also investigates the way that some parts of the media are choosing to cover the issue of climate change. read more »
News Corporation, the Murdochs and climate change
The Wall Street Journal last month published the latest in a series of inaccurate and misleading articles about climate change in the form of a lengthy editorial by 16 ‘sceptics’, … read more »
Leaked files expose Heartland Institute's secrets
he tables have been well and truly turned in “deniergate”, the leak of documents from a key climate-sceptic think tank in the US New Scientist
Anthropogenic global warming 'stopped' in 1997…and in 1996, 1995, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978 and 1972
Self-proclaimed climate change 'sceptics' have for the past few years been recycling the myth that anthropogenic global warming has 'stopped'. But these 'sceptics' always fail to point out is that, based on their logic, manmade global warming has actually 'stopped' nine times since 1970, in 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1995, 1996 and 1997. And they fail to mention that the underlying anthropogenic warming trend is clear and unambiguous when temperature data for the past four decades are taken into account. read more »
2011
Why academic researchers should scrutinise the lobbying of climate change 'sceptics'
A recent exchange of letters has revealed the tactics which so-called climate change ‘sceptics’ from the Global Warming Policy Foundation are using to lobby the UK Government in a bid … read more »
Is Accuracy Being Frozen Out of the BBC's Climate Change Coverage?
The final episode of Frozen Planet featured narrator Sir David Attenborough as he explained the ways in which shrinking ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctic are radically changing life … read more »
Scientists frustrated in climate change debate
Financial Times – registration is required.
Why the house journal of the sceptics is full of hot air
The propaganda machine of self-proclaimed climate change “sceptics” has been in overdrive in the run-up to the United Nations summit in Durban, and the new edition of The Spectator is … read more »
Hot air
The element of choice makes the lottery okay; turning up the heat in the climate debate; and restore British nursing to health. The Sunday Times – registration is required.
An echo chamber of climate change denial
There was a startling demonstration last week of how quickly messages of climate change denial can spread from the United States to the United Kingdom. Huffington Post
Climate pragmatism or climate illusion?
With the Republican Party and a good many Democrats currently opposed to sanctioning any meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, United States climate policy, at least at federal level, appears … read more »
BBC coverage of climate change should be accurate as well as impartial
The BBC Trust will tomorrow (20 July) publish its long-awaited report on impartiality in the Corporation’s coverage of science. Self-proclaimed climate change ‘sceptics’ will no doubt react furiously if the … read more »
A media relations mistake and inaccurate reporting about climate change
Climate scientists often berate journalists for producing misleading articles about their work, but sometimes the research community should share the blame for inaccurate coverage. For instance, take the media reports … read more »
Shhh! The story that 'sceptics' don't want you to read
It is the story that self-proclaimed climate change ‘sceptics’ have been hoping to keep quiet. A journal paper that purported to prove that some climate scientists had abused the peer … read more »
The IPCC's review process
SIR – Your article, “Advancing coloured people?” (June 25th), ignored the fact that, for months, the NAACP tried to avoid legal action before filing its lawsuit against the New York … read more »
Bob Ward to be a panellist at 'Science Question Time'
The event will discuss 'Impact' on Tuesday 5 July 2011 at Imperial College London. Science Question Time is an exciting new venture between the Biochemical Society, the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) and staff at Imperial College London. read more »
"Michael Gove wants the national curriculum to include the laws of thermodynamics but not "contemporary" subjects such as climate change"
Michael Gove’s attack on the secondary school examination system is ill-timed and his sometimes valid criticisms of science teaching are flawed The Times – subscription is required.
Putting the examination system to the test
Michael Gove’s attack on the secondary school examination system is ill-timed and his sometimes valid criticisms of science teaching are flawed The Times
America's climate choice: Put up or shut up
A leading article in the 16 May edition of the Washington Post issues a blunt challenge to candidates lining up for the presidential elections in 2012: on climate change, it … read more »
British election results show climate change denial is not a vote winner
Last week’s election results in England, Scotland and Wales demonstrated that climate change denial is still not a vote winner, and remains an issue that lies at the extreme fringes … read more »
Why science is a vote winner
Fewer than one in six people think that government funding for science should be cut in favour of other areas of expenditure, according to a survey published earlier this week, … read more »
The most error-ridden web page about climate change? A look at the evidence
The Global Warming Policy Foundation has published a page on its website, dated 2 February 2011, and written by Dr David Whitehouse under the heading ‘The Temperature of 2010’. The … read more »
Lord Lawson's appeal to unreason
Britain’s most prominent climate change sceptic, Lord Lawson of Blaby, has been encouraging audiences over the past few weeks to adopt a recklessly complacent approach to the risks posed by … read more »
Lord Lawson's incredible complacency on climate change
Former chancellor claims the worst possible impacts of unchecked global warming ‘would not be disastrous’. The Sunday Times – subscription is required
Cold comfort for 'sceptics' in Antarctic research
The front cover of the 19 February 2011 edition of The Spectator magazine trumpeted an article with two headlines ‘The truth about the Antarctic: What global warming activists don’t want you to … read more »
Inflation erodes UK science budget
Last week’s budget presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not mention the science budget allocations, but among the figures published by the government was an admission that research … read more »
Climategate controversy continues
The “Climategate” saga still rumbles on. The British House of Commons science and technology committee in January published the final conclusions of its inquiry into the controversy surrounding emails hacked … read more »
Why the BBC's 'impartial' stance on climate science is irresponsible
Sceptics too often go unchallenged when they make inaccurate and misleading statements on BBC programmes. The Guardian
Sceptical confusion about the carbon cycle
Self-proclaimed climate change 'sceptics' are resorting to desperate measures in their efforts to confuse the public about the causes and consequences of global warming. read more »
Has the impact of 'Climategate' worn off?
A new survey showing how public opinion in Norway has been affected by controversies surrounding climate science may also have important implications for the UK. New Scientist, The S Word
More investment needed in UK's research base
Sir, The closure of Pfizer’s research centre in Kent (Reports, February 2) will deal yet another blow to the UK’s international competitiveness. Financial Times – registration required.
Why have UK media ignored climate change announcements?
Yesterday’s announcement that 2010 tied for the warmest year ever recorded on Earth was ignored by nearly all UK media outlets. How can this be? the Guardian
Warming world
The Charity Commission indulges “charities” which openly admit their financial support of groups linked to terrorist organisations. The Telegraph
2010
UK science allocation: more gloom
You might be forgiven for thinking that today’s announcement of how the science budget will be divided up is good news. The chair of Research Councils UK, Alan Thorpe, says: … read more »
UK research spend: cuts could reach 17 per cent
The gushing responses from the some members of the British science community over the past week may have led you to believe that the government’s comprehensive spending review has done … read more »
Not so jolly hockey stick
It was somewhat startling to see in August’s Geoscientist a glowing review of The Hockey Stick Illusion – Global warming and the Corruption of Science. Geoscientist Online (leader)
Sceptics' publishing record on climate change
Bob Ward says those who seek to reinterpret the science of climate change often have minimal publication records. Publication involves peer review. The Science Show
Transparency is needed in climate change research
Financial Times – registration is required.
Joint Critique of Bjørn Lomborg's Pronouncements on Climate Change
The Guardian, 2 September 2010
Still wary of Bjørn Lomborg's pronouncements on climate change
Bjørn Lomborg’s change of mind on climate change is welcome, and some of his suggestions good, but your glowing review of his new book failed to examine deeply his shift … read more »
Royal Society and climate change
The Times – subscription required.
How climate scientists can repair their reputation
THE controversies swirling around the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in the UK have damaged the reputations not just of … read more »
We need to protect blue-sky research
One of the biggest challenges facing David Willetts, the new minister for universities and science, is to ensure that the UK remains a global leader in scientific research over a … read more »
Climate sceptics guilty of double standards in condemnation over data
Global warming thinktank has made exactly the kind minor factual error that would have been seized on by sceptics. The Guardian
2009
Copenhagen summit: We should not just keep calm and carry on, argues Bob Ward from LSE
As new data shows world temperatures are rising, Bob Ward from the Grantham Research Institute says we should stop being complacent because our world is about to change dramatically. Mail … read more »
Ian Plimer's uncritical coverage in the hacked emails row is frustrating
Bob Ward: The ‘expert sceptic’ is a mining geologist whose academic credibility is based on a book riddled with dodgy graphs the Guardian
Climate change denial is the new article of faith for the far right
Bob Ward: Despite a complete lack of evidence, the leaked emails hysteria has encouraged more deniers to emerge from the shadows the Guardian
People power is crucial to making Copenhagen a success
Bob Ward: A huge show of popular support should empower our political leaders to reach a wise and visionary agreement in Copenhagen the Guardian
Why ExxonMobil must be taken to task over climate denial funding
ExxonMobil should keep its promise by ending its financial support for lobby groups that mislead the public about climate change, writes Bob Ward. The Guardian
2009
Climate Change: are we heading for a new Cold War?
Chair: Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute Speaker: Professor Graciela Chichilnisky, director of Columbia Consortium for Risk Management and professor of Economics and Statistics at … read more »
