FEOS wrote:
I'm not surprised that the companies that have the most to lose from the climate change research are funding studies to determine if 1) climate change is actually occurring and 2) if that change is caused by their product.
The problem here is that these companies arent funding research into climate change. They are actually paying for groups that pretend to have scientific cred to lie on their behalf. I have no problem with scientific research on climate change, but what they are funding in general isnt good science ( ie hasnt been submitted to a peer review article). The classic example here is the quote from my first post that states -
In his recent book Heat, George Monbiot gives the example of the TV presenter and botanist, David Bellamy, who is also a climate sceptic. He told the New Scientist in 2005 that most glaciers in the world are growing, not shrinking. He said his evidence came from the World Glacier Monitoring Service in Switzerland, a reputable body. When Monbiot checked the service they said that the Bellamy claim was "complete bullshit". Glaciers are retreating.
BP (British Petroleum) for all its faults has possibly taken an appropriate path with respect to this issue.
CEO BP around 2007 wrote:
In March 2002 Lord Browne of Madingley declared in a speech that global warming was real and that urgent action was needed, saying that "Companies composed of highly skilled and trained people can't live in denial of mounting evidence gathered by hundreds of the most reputable scientists in the world."
