All pages with keywords: climate scepticism

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Fans of fossil fuels offer Africa an unfair choice

a commentary by Bob Ward 4 February, 2016

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 »


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The impact of controversy on the production of scientific knowledge

a working paper by Amelia Sharman 18 September, 2015

Much of the existing literature employing the framework of controversy focuses on the science-policy interface. However a clear gap exists regarding the way(s) in which controversy may fundamentally shape the … read more »


Bob-Ward

Facts and Fictions About New Climate Change Report

in the news Bob Ward 26 September, 2014

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 »


Two secret funders of Nigel Lawson’s climate sceptic organisation revealed

Two secret funders of Nigel Lawson’s climate sceptic organisation revealed

in the news Bob Ward 2 September, 2014

Neil Record and Nigel Vinson confirm their donations, and are both linked to thinktank that took funds from oil companies read more »


Watchdog must be tougher on climate sceptic ‘charity’

Watchdog must be tougher on climate sceptic ‘charity’

in the news Bob Ward 16 July, 2014

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 »


Bob-Ward

The trouble with climate change denial

in the news Bob Ward 4 July, 2014

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 »



BBC impartiality between scientific facts and ‘sceptic’ fictions

BBC impartiality between scientific facts and ‘sceptic’ fictions

a commentary by Bob Ward 24 February, 2014

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 »


Mapping the climate sceptical blogosphere

Mapping the climate sceptical blogosphere

a working paper by Amelia Sharman 1 August, 2013

While mainstream scientific knowledge production has been extensively examined in the academic literature, comparatively little is known about alternative networks of scientific knowledge production. Online sources … read more »