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[[Nigel Lawson]] was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawson of Blaby in 1992.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/nigel-lawson/27077 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref> | [[Nigel Lawson]] was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawson of Blaby in 1992.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/nigel-lawson/27077 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | Although he has no scientific credentials, Lord Lawson is probably the most high-profile and prolific climate sceptic in the [[Tory Party]]. His son, [[Dominic Lawson]], who is also a climate sceptic , is married to [[Rosa Monckton]], the sister of the infamous climate denier and sceptic [[Christopher Monckton]]. | ||
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| + | In 2009 Lawson set up the [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] (GWPF). The GWPF claims that their main purpose is ―to bring reason, integrity and balance to a debate that has become seriously unbalanced, irrationally alarmist, and all too often depressingly intolerant.<ref>[http://thegwpf.org/who-we-are.html Who we are], GWPF website, Accessed 11 February 2011</ref> Yet it relentlessly claims that climate change will not have too serious effects. The group‘s claim to be sceptical about climate policy and not about climate change itself appears a strategic choice, given that the GPWF oozes climate change denialism.<ref> [http://www.corporateeurope.org/system/files/files/article/funding_climate_deniers.pdf Concealing their sources - who funds Europe’s climate change deniers], CEO report p.6, Accessed 11 February 2011</ref> | ||
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*[[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] Chairman, Board of Trustees | *[[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] Chairman, Board of Trustees | ||
*[[Standpoint magazine]], advisory council | *[[Standpoint magazine]], advisory council | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 1 May 2011
Nigel Lawson was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawson of Blaby in 1992.[1]
Climate Change Sceptic
Although he has no scientific credentials, Lord Lawson is probably the most high-profile and prolific climate sceptic in the Tory Party. His son, Dominic Lawson, who is also a climate sceptic , is married to Rosa Monckton, the sister of the infamous climate denier and sceptic Christopher Monckton.
In 2009 Lawson set up the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). The GWPF claims that their main purpose is ―to bring reason, integrity and balance to a debate that has become seriously unbalanced, irrationally alarmist, and all too often depressingly intolerant.[2] Yet it relentlessly claims that climate change will not have too serious effects. The group‘s claim to be sceptical about climate policy and not about climate change itself appears a strategic choice, given that the GPWF oozes climate change denialism.[3]
Affiliations
- Global Warming Policy Foundation Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Standpoint magazine, advisory council
External Resources
Notes
- ↑ Lord Lawson of Blaby, www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 June 2010.
- ↑ Who we are, GWPF website, Accessed 11 February 2011
- ↑ Concealing their sources - who funds Europe’s climate change deniers, CEO report p.6, Accessed 11 February 2011
