In a commentary on Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Peter Forster, the Bishop of Chester, and the Labour peer Bernard Donoughue, say they are concerned the very policies advocated by the papal encyclical are more likely to hinder than advance poverty reduction. Full paper (pdf)

Dr Indur Goklany shows that the Vatican is being led astray by its advisors whose claims about climate change are scientifically lacking and ethically dubious. Full paper (pdf)

A new paper from Dr Susan Crockford accuses scientists of systematically misleading the public, saying that they are blaming changes in polar bear populations on global warming despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Full paper (pdf)

On International Polar Bear Day 2015, a new briefing paper by Susan Crockford reveals that behind the alarmist claims of environmentalists lies a conservation success story. Full paper (pdf)

Indur Goklany examines the World Health Organisation’s recent report on climate change and finds that its estimates of future mortality from global warming are grossly exaggerated. Full paper (PDF)

Susan Crockford’s paper refutes claims that Arctic walruses are in distress and danger due to global warming.  Full paper (PDF)

Andrew Montford reviews the scientific literature on rainfall and floods. Full paper (pdf) here

Philipp Mueller’s paper shows that open energy markets are a much better way to ensure energy security than intermittent generation systems like wind and solar which risk to undermine the stability and security of the national grid. Full paper here