Christopher Monckton

Climate change Monckton advocates for climate change denial,[49][53][54] and has stated that those who warn of the dangers of climate change should be jailed, calling them "bogus".[55] He says a greenhouse effect exists,[56] and that carbon dioxide contributes to it, but claims there is no "causative link" from CO2-concentration to global average temperature.[57] He said the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change underestimated the costs of climate change mitigation and overstated its benefits.[58] Monckton's opinions contradict the scientific opinion on climate change,[59][60] where there is consensus for anthropogenic global warming, and show a decisive link between carbon dioxide concentration and global average temperatures. In 2009, John P. Abraham criticized Monckton's claims in a lecture at Bethel University,[61][62] and Monckton filed disciplinary charges alleging academic dishonesty against Abraham.[63][64][65] The University of St Thomas's lawyers wrote to Monckton that "The University of St Thomas respects your right to disagree with Professor Abraham, just as the University respects Professor Abraham's right to disagree with you. What we object to are your personal attacks against Father Dease, and Professor Abraham, your inflammatory language, and your decision to disparage Professor Abraham, Father Dease, and The University of St Thomas."[66] The latter was in response to an interview in which Monckton characterized Abraham as "a wretched little man," the university's president Dease as "a creep," and the University of St. Thomas as "a half-assed Catholic bible college".[67] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley#Climate_change Former Spokesperson and candidate for UK Independence Party Monckton joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2009 and became its chief spokesperson on climate change.[35][36] At the 2010 general election he was nominated as the UKIP candidate for the Scottish constituency of Perth and North Perthshire; although a hereditary peer, he was entitled to stand for election for the House of Commons as he is not a member of the House of Lords. He subsequently withdrew in accordance with UKIP's policy of not opposing other Eurosceptic parliamentary candidates.[37] In June 2010, UKIP announced he had been appointed its deputy leader, to serve alongside David Campbell Bannerman[38] under party leader The Lord Pearson of Rannoch, who owns an estate in Scotland adjoining Monckton's.[39] He was succeeded in the role of deputy leader by Paul Nuttall in November 2010.[40] In 2011 he stood as lead party-list candidate for UKIP in the Scottish Parliament constituency of Mid Scotland and Fife[41] but did not gain election, with the UKIP list coming seventh after scoring 1.1% of the region's vote.[42] Monckton also headed UKIP's policy unit for a while but according to the party's spokesman he had relinquished any formal role by June 2012, moving into a "semi-detached" relationship with UKIP.[39] By January 2013 he had become UKIP's president in Scotland[43] but was sacked by UKIP leader Nigel Farage in November 2013 following factional infighting.[44] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley#Spokesperson_and_candidate_for_UK_Independence_Party