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The State of Climate Science Today
A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the US Climate authored by five eminent climate scientists.
John Christie, Ph.D.
Judith Curry, Ph.D.
Steven Koonin, Ph.D.
Ross McKitrick, Ph.D.
Roy Spencer, Ph.D.
Issued by U.S. Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, on 25th July 2025.
Peter Francis Fenwick
Sep 84 min read


The tragedy of the commons
John Gapper, in an opinion piece, in The Australian Financial Review on Friday, 1 December 2017, “Facebook’s fight for the common...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Politicians with Egg on their Face
There are views that used to be widely held, or even law, that today would be considered inappropriate. As John Stuart Mill remarked - “every age having held opinions that are now recognised as absurd”. There are scientific views (for example: the world is flat; the sun travels around the earth; synthetic chemicals will cause a cancer epidemic; acid rain will destroy all the German forests; global famine is inevitable due to the population explosion). There are social norms
Peter Francis Fenwick
Jul 10, 20173 min read


Ten Green Bottles
I challenge the mainstream narrative on human-induced global warming, questioning the role of CO2 emissions in climate change.
Peter Francis Fenwick
Jul 3, 20175 min read


The Inevitable Recession from Bad Energy Policy
The objective to provide reliable, low cost, low emission energy is fraught. We must choose our priorities. All three cannot be optimised simultaneously. Only coal and nuclear can provide the base load necessary to supply our electricity needs for households and businesses. Our government policies must permit this to happen. There is increasing evidence that the dangers of global warming have been exaggerated. The public is starting to understand this and is concerned that
Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 16, 20171 min read


Science Settled Politics Disrupted
President Trump has announced that the US will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Relax. Do not slit your wrists. There is...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 4, 20172 min read


BHP Announces Nuclear Power Plant for Olympic Dam
BHP has wasted no time in responding to SA Treasurer and Energy Minister, Tom Koutsantonis’ suggestion that it should build its own power...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 8, 20161 min read


Lighting up Lives on Tanna
Energy is a major factor in prosperity. It makes our labour more productive and our lives more pleasant. It powers machines which produce...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 10, 20153 min read
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