William Kininmonth (meteorologist)
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.
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[edit] Education
Kininmonth has a B.Sc. from the University of Western Australia, a M.Sc. from Colorado State University, and a M.Admin. from Monash University.[1]
[edit] Career
Kininmonth headed Australia's National Climate Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology from 1986 to 1998,[2] 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).[2]
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,[3] and was chaired by Hugh Morgan, the President of the Business Council of Australia.[4]
Kininmonth is a science adviser to the Science and Public Policy Institute.[5]
Kininmonth runs the Australasian Climate Research Institute (trading as Australasian Climate Research) from his home in Victoria (Australia).[6]
[edit] Articles
- "Unmasking “An Inconvenient Truth”, William Kininmonth, February 2007, Center for Science and Public Policy
[edit] References
- ^ "William Kininmonth". Fraser Insitute. http://www.fraserinstitute.org/authors/detail.aspx?id=1605. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b "Climate Change: A Natural Hazard". multi-science. http://www.multi-science.co.uk/climatechange.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "The global warming sceptics". The Age. 2004-11-26. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/26/1101219743320.html. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ William Kininmonth. "Climate Change: A Natural Hazard?: Book Launch Address". Lavoisier Group. http://www.lavoisier.com.au/articles/greenhouse-science/climate-change/kinninmonth2004-7.php. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Personnel". Science and Public Policy Institute. http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/personnel.html.
- ^ "Business details for Company". Australian Government. http://www.abr.business.gov.au/(wipxfj55v35ytindllibis45)/abnDetails.aspx?History=True&abn=81287283607. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
