William Kininmonth (meteorologist)
Encyclopedia
William Robert Kininmonth is a retired Australian meteorologist noted for his views as an opponent of anthropogenic global warming
theory and for his frequent writings on the topic of climate change
.
, a M.Sc. from Colorado State University
, and a M.Admin.
from Monash University
.
's National Climate Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology from 1986 to 1998, He was Australia's delegate to the WMO Commission for Climatology, was a member of Australia's delegations to the Second World Climate Conference
(1990) and the subsequent intergovernmental negotiations for the Framework Convention on Climate Change (1991–1992).
Kininmonth published a book, Climate Change, a Natural Hazard in 2004.
The book launch for Kininmonth's Climate Change: a Natural Hazard was organised by the Lavoisier Group
, of which Kininmonth and Ian Plimer
are members, and was chaired by Hugh Morgan, the President of the Business Council of Australia
.
Kininmonth is a science adviser to the Science and Public Policy Institute
.
Kininmonth runs the Australasian Climate Research Institute (trading as Australasian Climate Research) from his home in Victoria (Australia)
.
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
theory and for his frequent writings on the topic of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
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Education
Kininmonth has a B.Sc. from the University of Western AustraliaUniversity of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
, a M.Sc. from Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
, and a M.Admin.
Master of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...
from Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
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Career
Kininmonth headed AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's National Climate Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology from 1986 to 1998, He was Australia's delegate to the WMO Commission for Climatology, was a member of Australia's delegations to the Second World Climate Conference
World Climate Conference
The world climate conferences are a series of international meetings, organized by the World Meteorological Organization , about global climate issues. The first two conferences largely focused on climate change in addition to climate research and forecasting...
(1990) and the subsequent intergovernmental negotiations for the Framework Convention on Climate Change (1991–1992).
Kininmonth published a book, Climate Change, a Natural Hazard in 2004.
The book launch for Kininmonth's Climate Change: a Natural Hazard was organised by the Lavoisier Group
Lavoisier Group
The Lavoisier Group is an organisation based in Australia that promotes scepticism of current scientific consensus on global warming. The organisation questions the fears of the effects of global warming, the idea that human activity causes it, and the wisdom of policies designed to curtail it...
, of which Kininmonth and Ian Plimer
Ian Plimer
Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, academic, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and a director of four mining companies...
are members, and was chaired by Hugh Morgan, the President of the Business Council of Australia
Business Council of Australia
The Business Council of Australia represents the chief executives of approximately 100 large Australian corporations. It was formed in 1983 by the merger of the Business Roundtable - a spin-off of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia - and the Australian Industry Development...
.
Kininmonth is a science adviser to the Science and Public Policy Institute
Science and Public Policy Institute
The Science and Public Policy Institute is an organization which concerns itself with issues related to carbon dioxide and global warming. It is based in Virginia, USA and was founded around 2007. It describes itself as:...
.
Kininmonth runs the Australasian Climate Research Institute (trading as Australasian Climate Research) from his home in Victoria (Australia)
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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Articles
- "Unmasking “An Inconvenient Truth”, William Kininmonth, February 2007, Center for Science and Public Policy