No sceptic scientists in the UK?
Oct 2, 2013
Bishop Hill in BBC, Climate: Sceptics

I was struck by a thought just now. Although I didn't hear the report myself, I gather that the BBC claimed last week that it had been unable to find any sceptic scientists in the UK.

This is odd, because I had an email from a prominent BBC journalist at the end of August seeking scientists who would give the sceptical side of the argument. This was apparently with a view to finding alternative views to present at the time of AR5.

Given the importance of the pause, the obvious candidate was Nic Lewis and, having ascertained that he would be willing to talk to the BBC, I put his name forward. Nic obviously doesn't work in the university system, but he has published in the key area of climate sensitivity, and given that other people in the area now seem to be adopting his methodology it would be hard to make a case that he is not expert.

I didn't get a response, although I recall Nic asking if anything had come of it.

The BBC's claim is therefore something of a mystery.

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