Tag Archives: Richard Tol

Quick correction to Tol (2009)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Apparently one of the numbers used by Tol (2009) to estimate the Economic Effects of Climate Change is incorrect. Chris Hope’s 2006 study actually predicted a -0.9 % change in GDP for a 2.5oC rise in temperature (since 2009) not … Continue reading →

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An opportunity for Richard Tol

Posted on October 17, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

One of the complaints often directed at climate scientists is that they’re quick to criticise media reports that claim that alarmist projections are wrong, but don’t criticise the media when they incorrectly make alarmist claims. A recent Spectator article by … Continue reading →

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Has there been a “pause”?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Reiner Grundmann, who is a Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Nottingham, yesterday tweeted the following statement and question. I think climate scientists should make up their mind: either there is a ‘pause’ in temp rise … Continue reading →

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The economic benefits of climate change?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Writing about this is definitely outside my comfort zone, so this post should not be seen as something from which others could learn but maybe a way for me to learn via the comments. There have been various claims that … Continue reading →

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Watt about the 97% consensus, again?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Watts Up With That (WUWT) has another post about John Cook’s consensus paper. I must admit that I find this all a little odd. In my experience, if people think a paper is ridiculously wrong, they typically just ignore it. … Continue reading →

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Watt about the Tol Poll?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Watts Up With That (WUWT) is promoting (The Tol Poll – rating climate denizens) an online poll put together by Richard Tol that asks volunteers to rate a group of people on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 … Continue reading →

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Science and policy

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Tamsin Edwards wrote an article for the Guardian yesterday called Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies. After reading the article, I largely agreed and wrote the first comment. My main issue with the article was the idea that scientists … Continue reading →

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Richard Tol and the 97% consensus

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

I said in my earlier post that I might write about Richard Tol’s publicly stated views on John Cook’s 97% consensus paper. Since then, however, I’ve had a rather frustrating Twitter discussion with Richard Tol that, sadly, ended quite sourly … Continue reading →

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Mike Hulme and the 97% consensus

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Ben Pile, a writer for Spiked Online who has his own blog called climate-resistance, has a guest post on a University of Nottingham Making Science public blog. His post discusses Andrew Neil’s interview with Ed Davey, Dana’s response, and also … Continue reading →

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Andrew Neil and Ed Davey

Posted on July 16, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Unfortunately my holiday cottage has Wi-Fi, so I haven’t been able to completely ignore what’s been going on in the outside world. I can’t quite resist, therefore, commenting on Andrew Neil’s interview with Ed Davey. Andrew Neil is the host … Continue reading →

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