The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is a right-wing, conservative think tank sceptical of the science of global warming. As such, it is one of the key organisations leading the war on climate science.
The paranoid style of the IPA
Series of articles examining their most recent publication, “Climate Change: The Facts” (CCTF);
Introduction: New denialist campaign from IPA: the counter-offensive has begun
“A source of mine (hat tip to Big Buck Hunter) has alerted me to a new push by the denial movement in trying to shape the debate.
A new book has been published by the Institute of Public Affairs and includes articles from some of the denial movements most prominent figures…
Free copies will most likely be distributed to politicians, so expect a fresh batch of “talking points” from “sceptical” politicians. A copy of the book is coming to me: analysis of contents soon.”
Part 1: Exposing the lies and distortions of their latest campaign
This is not a small, insignificant publication that should be ignored: it represents a major assault on the reputation of science and scientists.
Considerable time and effort has gone into presenting a range of “acceptable forms of denial”.
However the IPA’s intention is not to dismiss climate science, it presents a spectrum of denial from the outright denial of Monckton and Plimer, to the more nuanced ‘scepticism’ of Richard Tol who accepts climate change but argues it’s effects are overstated. The pseudo attempt it introduce “balance” into the debate masks the real agenda of the IPA.
The IPA wants to cause just enough uncertainty in the science in order to stall, delay or halt any response to the threat of climate change that conflicts with the interests of energy and resource companies.
Part 2: Examining the claims of John Roskam’s letter
In stating that ‘no reputable authority” accepts the science, Roskam not only waves away the consensus of the IPCC (who they mistrust), but nearly every scientific body and organisation on the planet which has issued statements supporting the science.
The IPA – that’s the think tank that gets copious space on the ABC blog, ‘The Drum’ and ‘QandA’.
Given the deluge of criticism they have leveled at the ABC over the years, it’s strange that the ABC is bending over backwards to fellate this ‘think’ tank.
I think that Roskam’s got the ABC bluffed. He’s very, very good and admirable, in fact, on questions about refugees. I think they’re so bowled over by such reasonableness on the part of someone from the right that they don’t really “get” just how unacceptable he is other policy issues.
It’s called there are people on the a.b.c board who are liberals or they are sleeping with someone..ha!ha!
Don’t let the facade fool you guys with these consumate machiavellian masters of spin..
They even put hot guys on that look good on television as poster boys!!
it’s that silly at times.
Pays for their lovely apartments and princess girlfriends…
pseudo-intellectuals and arrogance to match as well
Buyer beware!!
How much has the planet actually warmed in the last 10 years? Can you be precise? You can use Phil Jones data if you want to, but include the bits he tried to airbrush.
You can look at CRU and GISTEMP last decade here ,
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2011/01/2010-updates-to-model-data-comparisons/