Matt Ridley is one of the world’s foremost science writers. His books have sold over 800,000 copies and been translated into 27 languages. His new book ‘The Rational Optimist’ was published in 2010.

William Happer is a physicist who has specialised in the study of optics and spectros-copy. He is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University.

Bob Carter is a former Head of Earth Sciences, James Cook University. He is a palaeontologist, stratigrapher, ma-rine geologist and environmental scientist. He is the author of Climate: the Counter Consensus which was published in 2010.

The Global Warming Policy Foundation has criticised the Independent Climate Change Email Review for a lack of openness and transparency in its inquiry. In response, the GWPF has announced that it has commissioned its own investigation into the way the three Climategate inquiries have been set up, how they were conducted an how they arrived […]

The Global Warming Policy Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Academic Advisory Council. This brings the total membership of the Council to 26. The new members of the GWPF’s Academic Advisory Council are: Professor Robert Carter Bob Carter is a Research Professor at James Cook University (Queensland) and […]

In the national interest, the Global Warming Policy Foundation wishes the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government every success. We welcome the fact that its first priority is to reduce substantially the alarming and unsustainable deficit in the public finances, which is leading to a rapidly-growing burden of public debt. In the circumstances, it is clear that […]

Sir Alan Rudge FRS, an electrical engineer, is Chairman of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Chairman of the ERA Foundation, former Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council,and a former member of the government Scientific Advisory Committee.

Books written by our academic advisers (and our Chairman)   Robert Carter: Climate: The Counter-Consensus   Freeman Dyson: The Scientist as Rebel   Christian Gerondeau: Climate: The Great Delusion Indur Goklany: The Improving State of the World: Why We’re Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet David Henderson: The Role of Business […]