Australian and New Zealand Scientists against AGW alarmism.

A few years ago, a group of New Zealand scientists opposed to AGW alarmism formed the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition. It operates a quality website under this name. More recently, a group of like-minded Australian scientists formed the Australian Climate Science Coalition, which also operates an excellent website. The Carbon Sense Coalition and the Lavoisier Group also conduct quality websites wherein Australian and New scientists voice their opposition to AGW alarmism.

Bob Carter, Louis Hissink, Warwick Hughes, David Stockwell and Jennifer Marohasy, all highly qualified scientists, conduct personal websites and blogs critical of AGW alarmism. From these websites and blogs, as well as from articles published in the major newspapers from time to time, we have compiled a partial list of Australian and New Zealand scientists known to be opposed to AGW alarmism. To the list we have added a few professional people who have been closely associated with climate change science or the AGW debate.

The Climate Sceptics recognize there are different shades or even levels of AGW scepticism. We do not claim or wish to imply that the persons listed below necessarily endorse the aims, objectives or even the opinions of the Climate Sceptics. We simply list the names as another strand of evidence that the myth of consensus has exploded.

  • Don Aitkin, PhD, Professor, social scientist, retired vice-chancellor and president, University of Canberra, Australia
  • Dr. D. Weston Allen, M.B.B.S. F.R.A.C. G.P. Grad Dip Phys. Med, Tutor Bond and Griffith Universities
  • Dr. David Archibald, a Perth-based scientist working in the fields of Climate and Cancer Research. He also explores for oil in north WA.
  • Geoff L. Austin, PhD, FNZIP, FRSNZ, Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • R.M. Carter, PhD, Professor, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
  • Phil Chapman, Geophysicist and Astronautical Engineer: first Australian to become a NASA astronaut
  • Howard Crozier, former  General Manager of Finance and Administration of the CSIRO; Councillor of the NSW Farmers Federation
  • Michael Costa, former NSW Treasurer
  • Dr Chris de Freitas, Climate Scientist, Associate Professor, The University of Auckland.
  • Tim Curtin; BA, MSc [economics]; author and former economist for the World Bank and financial advisor to the governments of New Guinea and Papua.
  • Willem de Lange, PhD, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, Waikato University, New Zealand
  • Roger Dewhurst, of Katikati, consulting Environmental Geologist and Hydrogeologist
  • Professor Dennis Dutton, associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Canterbury
  • Lance Endersbee, Emeritus Professor, former dean of Engineering and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Monash University, Australia
  • David Evans, PhD, mathematician, carbon accountant, computer and electrical engineer and head of ‘Science Speak,’ Australia
  • Ray Evans; secretary of the Lavoisier Group and author of numerous articles and the booklet, ‘Thank God for Carbon’.
  • Viv Forbes BScApp, FAusIMM, FSIA; chairman Carbon Sense Coalition
  • Bob Foster, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Dean of Science
  • Stewart Franks, PhD, Professor, Hydroclimatologist, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Vincent Gray, PhD, expert reviewer for the IPCC and author of The Greenhouse Delusion: A Critique of ‘Climate Change 2001, Wellington, New Zealand, most recently a visiting scholar at the Beijing Climate Centre in China.
  • David Henderson, former Head of Department of Economics and Statistics of OECD, now visiting Professor at Westminster University School of Business, London
  • Louis Hissink MSc, M.A.I.G., editor, AIG News, and consulting geologist, Perth, Western Australia
  • Warwick Hughes, a New Zealand Earth Scientist living in Perth, who conducts a comprehensive website
  • Jon Jenkins, PhD, MD, computer modelling – virology, NSW, Australia
  • Dennis Jensen, Federal MP, PhD, Research Scientist with CSIRO, 1995-1999
  • David Kear, PhD, FRSNZ, CMG, geologist, former Director-General of NZ Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Zealand
  • William Kininmonth M.Sc., M.Admin., former head of Australia’s National Climate Centre and a consultant to the World Meteorological organization’s Commission for Climatology Jan J.H. Kop, MSc Ceng FICE (Civil Engineer Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers), Emeritus Prof. of Public Health Engineering, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands
  • Bryan Leyland, International Climate Science Coalition, consultant and Power Engineer, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Jonathan Lowe, Statistician and creator of ‘Gust of Hot Air’ climate web-site.
  • John Lowke, formerly Chief of CSIRO Division of Applied Physics, now CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
  • Richard Mackey, PhD, Statistician, Australia
  • Jennifer Marohasy, BSc. PhD; creator of The Politics and Environment Blog, senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs and foundation member of the Australian Environment Foundation
  • John Maunder, PhD, Climatologist, former President of the Commission for Climatology of the World Meteorological Organization (89-97), New Zealand
  • John McLean, PhD, climate data analyst, computer scientist, Australia
  • Owen McShane, PhD, economist, head of the International Climate Science Coalition; Director, Centre for Resource Management Studies, New Zealand
  • Alan Moran, PhD, Energy Economist, Director of the IPA’s Deregulation Unit, Australia
  • Dr. Tad Murty, Climate Researcher, former Professor of Earth Sciences, Flinders University.
  • John Nicol, PhD, Lecturer in Physics and Dean of Science, James Cook University, Australia
  • Cliff Ollier, PhD, Professor Emeritus (Geology), Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
  • Garth W. Paltridge, PhD, atmospheric physicist, Emeritus Professor and former Director of the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia
  • Ian Plimer, PhD, Professor of Geology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Tom Quirk MSc, PhD, Research Physicist, University Lecturer and Oxford Don
  • Art Raiche, PHD, mathematical geophysicist, retired CSIRO Chief Research Scientist.
  • Alex Robson, PhD. Economics, Australian National University
  • Steve Short, MSc. PhD, Hydrologist, expert in cyanobacteria
  • Dr. G. LeBlanc Smith, Retired Principal Research Scientists with CSIRO
  • David Stockwell, PhD, US Award for Outstanding Researcher of international distinction;  statistician and creator of Niche Modelling web-site
  • Gerrit J. van der Lingen, PhD, geologist and paleoclimatologist, climate change consultant, Geoscience Research and Investigations, New Zealand
  • Danielle Verdon; PhD; former researcher and co-author with professor Stewart Franks on PDO; now with SKM environmental consultants.
  • Len Walker, PhD, Power Engineering, Australia
  • Ian Webber; AO; vice-President of The Lavoisier Group
  • Dr. Bryce Wilkinson, founder of Capital Economics, one time Treasury official and Harvard Fellow, current president of the Law and Economics Association of NZ
  • Raphael Wust, PhD, Lecturer, Marine Geology/Sedimentology, James Cook University, Australia

Other Prominent Australians

  • Cardinal George Pell
  • Peter Walsh, former Minister of Finance in the Hawke Federal Government