Shock peer-reviewed paper provides ‘rationale’ for ‘information manipulation’ & ‘exaggeration’ in global warming debate to ‘enhance global welfare’

[Update: Authors of paper claim “misrepresentation” by media.:  The authors Fuhai Hong and Xiaojian Zhao sent out a note to members of the media which read in part: “Unfortunately, our points in the paper have been mis-interpreted and exaggerated by a few media. In the link below, please see our reply to the blog of Jayson Lusk. http://jaysonlusk.com/blog/2014/3/6/information-manipulation-revisited – Hopefully, […]

Warmists at RealClimate.org: New IPCC Report has been approved ‘after lengthy debates – by government delegations’ – Warns ‘without mitigation, the impacts of climate change will be devastating’

Impacts of Climate Change – Part 2 of the new IPCC Report has been approved http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/04/impacts-of-climate-change-part-2-of-the-new-ipcc-report-has-been-approved/ The second part of the new IPCC Report has been approved – as usual after lengthy debates – by government delegations in Yokohama (Japan) and is now public. Perhaps the biggest news is this: the situation is no less […]

UN IPCC Lead Author Dr. Richard Tol Rebuts Warmist Bob Ward’s ‘fantastical claims’

Mr Ward’s fantastical claims http://richardtol.blogspot.com/2014/04/mr-wards-fantastical-claims.html Due to popular demand, here is a response to Mr Ward’s claims, dated 2 April 2014. Mr Ward’s words are in italics. Erroneous claims are in red.On the Journal of Economic PerspectivesOf the 14 data listed in Table 1 and plotted in Figure 1 of the paper, at least four were […]