Tag Archives: Royal Society

More about Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity

Posted on December 14, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

It’s currently the AGU Fall Meeting and there was a session on Climate sensitivity and feedbacks. It included talks by Kate Marvel and Kyle Armour, and I noticed that the Convener, Andrew Dessler, had tweeted This leads to one of … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley’s lecture

Posted on October 19, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I thought I might make some points about Matt Ridley’s recent lecture. There are two general points I want to make. Matt Ridley might have a PhD (DPhil technically) and he might have published some papers in the 1980s, but … Continue reading →

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The Royal Society and the GWPF

Posted on October 15, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

A couple of weeks ago, it came out that the Royal Society had hired space for an event being run by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). The event turns out to be a lecture by Matt Ridley, who I … Continue reading →

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Grant troughers?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wandered over to Paul Homewood’s site, and discovered his most recent post was about Royal Society Fellowship. He remarks that: It won’t come as any surprise to learn that there are many other climate scientists at the trough. and … Continue reading →

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Is the GWPF avin’ a larf?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

I know I should really ignore these things, but not only is the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) taken seriously by some, my incredulity also tends to win out. The latest in my they can’t really have said that, can … Continue reading →

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Gavin Schmidt’s TED talk

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I know Rachel’s already posted about Gavin’s TED talk, but it’s worth posting again. I thought I might also highlight the slides from another talk that Gavin gave at the Royal Society. You can also listen to the talk. What’s … Continue reading →

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Science communication

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

I came across this video today and thought I would post it here. It’s Carl Sagan talking to Charlie Rose about science, the public and policy makers. Carl Sagan was, arguably, one of the best science communicators of the last … Continue reading →

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The secretive Royal Society

Posted on December 1, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wrote. a couple of days ago, about Nigel Lawson’s meeting with the Royal Society. The meeting was apparently held under Chatham House Rules. This means that those involved can use the information presented at the meeting but cannot disclose … Continue reading →

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Nigel Lawson and the Royal Society

Posted on November 29, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Apparently Nigel Lawson, Chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, met with members of the Royal Society to discuss climate science and climate policy. Nigel Lawson has reported on aspects of the meeting in a Spectator article and is implying … Continue reading →

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