William Kininmonth (meteorologist): Difference between revisions
→Publications on global warming: tag looks like an op-ed |
Undid revision 370463424 by Marknutley (talk) No, it's not an OpEd. Why do you think so? |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Publications on global warming== |
==Publications on global warming== |
||
Kinimonth published a book, ''Climate Change, a Natural Hazard'' in 2004. In a review published in March 2005 in the ''Australian Meteorological Magazine'', [[University of Melbourne]] associate professor of [[meteorology]] Kevin Walsh argued that Kininmonth failed to present the case for natural warming. "Some of his detailed arguments are a little bit curious," Dr Walsh told [[The Age]]. "Some of his statements actually contradict well-accepted work."<ref name="spin" /> |
Kinimonth published a book, ''Climate Change, a Natural Hazard'' in 2004. In a review published in March 2005 in the ''Australian Meteorological Magazine'', [[University of Melbourne]] associate professor of [[meteorology]] Kevin Walsh argued that Kininmonth failed to present the case for natural warming. "Some of his detailed arguments are a little bit curious," Dr Walsh told [[The Age]]. "Some of his statements actually contradict well-accepted work."<ref name="spin" /> |
||
==Political and organisational affiliations== |
==Political and organisational affiliations== |
||
Revision as of 19:50, 27 June 2010
William Robert Kininmonth is a retired Australian meteorologist noted for his views as an opponent of anthropogenic global warming theory and for his frequently writings on the topic of climate change.
Education
Kininmonth has a B.Sc. from the University of Western Australia, a M.Sc. from Colorado State University, and a M.Admin. from Monash University[1].
Career
Kininmonth headed Australia's National Climate Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology from 1986 to 1998,[2] He was Australia's delegate to the WMO Commission for Climatology, was a member of Australia's delegations to the Second World Climate Conference (1990) and the subsequent intergovernmental negotiations for the Framework Convention on Climate Change (1991-1992).[2]
Publications on global warming
Kinimonth published a book, Climate Change, a Natural Hazard in 2004. In a review published in March 2005 in the Australian Meteorological Magazine, University of Melbourne associate professor of meteorology Kevin Walsh argued that Kininmonth failed to present the case for natural warming. "Some of his detailed arguments are a little bit curious," Dr Walsh told The Age. "Some of his statements actually contradict well-accepted work."[3]
Political and organisational affiliations
The book launch for Kininmonth's Climate Change: a Natural Hazard was organised by the Lavoisier Group, of which Kininmonth and Ian Plimer are members,[3] and was chaired by Hugh Morgan, the President of the Business Council of Australia.[4]
Kininmonth is a science adviser to the Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI), a global warming skeptics[citation needed][neutrality is disputed] group that derives most of its philosophy from one of its members, Christopher Monckton[citation needed][neutrality is disputed].[5]
Business interests
Kininmonth runs the Australasian Climate Research Institute (trading as Australasian Climate Research) from his home in Victoria (Australia).[6]
Articles
- "Unmasking “An Inconvenient Truth”, William Kininmonth, February 2007, Center for Science and Public Policy
References
- ^ "William Kininmonth". Fraser Insitute. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b "Climate Change: A Natural Hazard". multi-science. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b "The global warming sceptics". The Age newspaper. 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ William Kininmonth. "Climate Change: A Natural Hazard?: Book Launch Address". Lavoisier Group. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Personnel". Science and Public Policy Institute.
- ^ "Business details for Company". Australian Government. Retrieved 2009-07-17.