There is consensus on climate change - 'do nothing'

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ichael Brown argues in today’s Melbourne Age that two climate contrarians making headlines have the same goal in mind: do nothing.

The Associate Professor, an astronomer at Monash University's School of Physics and Astronomy, says, “Two climate contrarians have made headlines, and they bring two very different styles to the climate debate.

Michael Brown: there is
 consensus- "do nothing".

“The Prime Minister's business adviser, Maurice Newman, is an old-school climate crank. While scientists from many nations have measured warming across the globe, and found it is caused by carbon dioxide, Newman sincerely believes "weather bureaus appear to have homogenised data to suit narratives." Newman rejects the work of hundreds of scientists, and instead embraces conspiracy theories.

“Danish professor Bjorn Lomborg​ was to head an "Australian Consensus Centre" at the University of Western Australia, kickstarted with $4 million of federal government funding. However, UWA has withdrawn its offer to host the centre, as it has been incredibly divisive and controversial within UWA and beyond,” Brown writes.

Read the story here - “Climate inaction, the one point of consensus”.