SOAS Professor: 'Global warming is a myth'

Philip Stott is Britain's leading climate-change denier and Professor of Biogeography at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

He has built a career on slating environmentalists and displays an extreme antipathy towards those with concerns about genetic engineering, portraying them as left-wing extremists.

In May 2001, the American Embassy and SOAS jointly hosted a Conference that advanced the interests of Genetically Modified crop manufacturers. Stott chaired the conference, and not a single representative from any environmental organisation spoke at the event.

The environment correspondent of The Guardian has described Prof. Stott as 'an alarming academic' who pushes George W. Bush's agenda.

The Director of the Environmental Research Foundation has said of Stott: 'It is evident that Professor Stott has abandoned his role as a serious scholar and has become a cheerleader for the biotech industry.'

In this videoed speech to a largely American audience, Stott presents his case against climate change, styling himself as an expert on the issue, despite his never having had a single paper published in a scientific journal in the fields in which he most frequently applies this 'expertise', e.g. climate change or tropical ecology.

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[ireland474]

That was fuckin brilliant,of course the idea of man made global warming is a myth,i compare it to when the church said the earth was flat.

[calebsystem3]

He made some really good points. Global warming is a cult.

[SilentWag]

you guy who are arguing about venus being hot because of CO2 being high should know that the CO2 on Venus comprises 96% approximately of the atmosphere that's about 95.7% higher than ours, CO2 has been shown again and again to increase when the earths temp goes up, and not the other way around, the world would be better with less pollution and ways to produce energy that less impacts the environment, but CO2, which is food for plants by the way, is not causing an environmental disaster.

[LowleyUK]

@lovebigboobs29 You must have a learning difficulty or something. Can you not make the connection between millions of tonnes of Co2 being emitted every DAY and the greenhouse effect on Venus.

Oh and I'm not suggesting you should be taxed to save the Earth. The Earth is royally fucked now. China, India are gonna ruin what remains of our "blue planet". Soon it will be a shitty grey planet like the moon because of selfish fucks like yourself...

[lovebigboobs29]

@LowleyUK And so its the hottest planet. I could care less about venus. Man caused global warming is the biggest crock of shit and you are buying into it. Its people like you who will fuck things up for everone else. Causing us to have carbon tax because of a myth.

[LowleyUK]

@lovebigboobs29 I'm trying my best not to get angry whilst replying to this so bear with me...

"Co2 doesn't equal global warming" "Who gives a damn about Venus"

VENUS IS THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CO2.

You speak from a position of complete ignorance yet with such certainty. 99% of scientists disagree with this opportunist, charlatan, junk "Scientist" and you lap it up like a moron.

And you completely misunderstood my genius comment.

[lovebigboobs29]

@LowleyUK Who gives a damn about venus. You haven't even seen venus since we live on Earth LOL. That has nothing to do with shit. Man caused global warming is bullshit and a myth. I am going to continue my life as I Live it not worrying about some Myth. I am not going to drive less or eat less meat or use less power because of some bullshit and yes it doesn't take a genius to know its bull shit "Global Waming"

[LowleyUK]

@Dodger481 No, that's an opinion you cretin.

[LowleyUK]

@lovebigboobs29 Firstly, all myths are bullshit by definition, genius. Secondly, what part of "look at Venus" don't you understand?

[lovebigboobs29]

@bweazel I will never give in and feel bad about it and consent to a tax. In fact I will raise hell with the government if they tax us over this stupid made up shit.

[lovebigboobs29]

@DWolf2205 Its not real. You have to be an idiot to think its real.