Calls for withdrawal of “insect collapse” paper London, 11 February: The scientific paper behind newspaper claims that insect populations were threatened with extinction was based on data known to be unreliable. That’s according to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which today called for the paper to be withdrawn. The paper, by US scientists Bradford C Lister […]

Engineer pours cold water on battery and hydrogen technologies   A new briefing paper from the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) dismisses the idea that grid-scale electricity storage can help bring about a UK renewables revolution. According to the paper’s author, Professor Jack Ponton, an emeritus professor of engineering from the University of Edinburgh, current approaches are either […]

European health expert says a false climate narrative threatens millions of people in developing world A prominent epidemiologist has accused the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of inserting a false narrative into the debate on air pollution and health. Dr Mikko Paunio, an adviser to the Finnish government, says that the panel has persuaded […]

London, 16 January: Lord Lawson has announced that he is stepping down as Chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, after leading one of the world’s top climate policy think-tanks for a decade. Announcing his resignation at a meeting of the Board of Trustees, Lord Lawson said: “Over the past ten years the GWPF has […]

“Simply no increase” in hurricane activity around the world   London 13 January:   A new paper from the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) reveals that there has been no increase in global hurricane activity, despite frequent claims that global warming is making hurricanes more of a problem. As the report’s author, Paul Homewood, explains: “The […]

Damning report says we could have had the same CO2 emissions reductions for a fraction of the price   London 10 January: A new report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation finds that UK consumers are paying far too much for the emissions reductions delivered by renewable energy.   The report, by Dr Capell Aris, is […]

London 29 December: Following a complaint from the Global Warming Policy Foundation, the Mail Online has withdrawn an article that claimed that global warming was warming the oceans faster than previously thought.   The article, by journalist Victoria Bell, was based on claims made in the journal Nature a month earlier. However, one month before the Mail […]

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