Freeman Dyson, one of the world’s most eminent theoretical physicists has died aged 96.  Born in England on 15 December 1923, Freeman Dyson graduated from Cambridge University in 1945 with a BA in mathematics. In 1947, he moved to the USA where he went to work at Cornell University and, later, at the Institute for Advanced Study in […]

London, 27 February: A prominent Canadian zoologist has suggested that scientists may be hiding a spate of good news on polar bears. In State of the Polar Bear Report 2019, published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) on International Polar Bear Day, Dr Susan Crockford explains publication of population counts for several Arctic regions have been long overdue. Data […]

Price will top £100,000 per household The cost of reaching the government’s “Net Zero” target will be astronomical for the UK economy. That’s according to analysis by two new reports published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation. The reports find that decarbonising the electricity system and domestic housing in the next three decades will cost […]

The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has today filed a complaint to the BBC, accusing Sir David Attenborough of misleading the public about the state of polar bear populations in Canada. Misleading news coverage (Daily Mail) In last night’s wildlife TV series Seven Worlds, One Planet David Attenborough and the BBC once again misled the public in […]

A new paper from the Global Warming Policy Foundation looks at how scientists monitor changes in ocean temperature and finds a story of huge uncertainties and surprising findings. For example, while warming might be expected to be fairly uniform, measurements suggest that it is regionalised, with parts of the South Pacific, in particular, warming more than elsewhere.  As […]

A prominent meteorologist has refuted claims that Hurricane Lorenzo, which struck Ireland at the start of the month, was caused by rapid manmade warming of the Atlantic, as has been claimed in some media reports. Professor Ray Bates, a former president of the Irish Meteorological Society, says that an analysis of ocean temperatures and tropical wind […]

Dr Susan Crockford fired for questioning received wisdom. The Global Warming Policy Foundation has condemned Canada’s University of Victoria for suppressing dissenting views on endangered species. Adjunct professor Susan Crockford has lost her adjunct position at the university, apparently because of publicity surrounding her work on polar bears. Dr Crockford, an expert on mammals, has […]

London, 11 October: The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has called on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to correct serious errors in its recent Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. In a letter to the IPCC, Dr Benny Peiser, the GWPF’s director, has highlighted a number of errors and […]