3 October 2018
An Open Letter to the Council of the Royal Society of New
Zealand
The debate on man-made global warming.
Over the last year a series of exchanges between the Royal
Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) and the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
have revealed the following:
- The RSNZ admit that climate change is contentious but will not debate it.
- Our complaint that the RSNZ failed to provide evidence of their recent claims that human activity causes dangerous global warming was dismissed because it was “insufficiently grave”. This response raises the important question of why the RSNZ didn’t provide evidence of dangerous man-made global warming. We conclude that the country’s premier scientific institute has no foundation for its claim that man-made greenhouse gases cause dangerous global warming.
- A similar complaint against the president of the RSNZ was dismissed on the incredible grounds that the RSNZ need not adhere to its own code of ethics. Again, the RSNZ failed to provide evidence of a human cause of dangerous global warming.
We note recent articles on Kiwiblog by Bryan Leyland and
Professor Geoff Duffy that point out shortcomings in the mainstream climate
science have received many comments with the majority favouring the views of
the authors. The science is far from settled and debate is needed. By ignoring
the need for debate the RSNZ puts its reputation at risk and threatens to
damage science in New Zealand.
The RSNZ betrays basic scientific principles. In particular,
it disrespects the original motto of the Royal Society, London: “take nobody’s
word for it” and ignores the UK Society’s original policy never to hold or
promote a view on a scientific matter. The original Society in the UK was
formed to promote debate on scientific subjects. The Royal Society of New Zealand
was formed for the same reason but now suppresses debate on an important
contemporary subject.
We ask that you put this letter before the next meeting of
the Council of the Society. We ask that the Council return the RSNZ to its
scientific roots and encourage debate on contentious scientific matters like
anthropogenic global warming. The RSNZ's public statements recommending and
endorsing attempts to mitigate man-made global warming are likely to cost the
country billions of dollars. Yet the RSNZ is unable to provide evidence that
justifies the need for such costly action.
We ask that the RSNZ no longer take a position on scientific
matters, including man-made global warming and, instead, encourage debate.
Signed by:
Professor Emeritus Geoffrey G Duffy DEng, PhD, BSc,
ASTC Dip., FRSNZ, FIChemE
Dr Doug Edmeades, MSc (Hons), PhD, Dip Mgt, ONZM
Bryan Leyland, MSc, DistFEngNZ, FIMechE, FIEE(rtd),
MRSNZ
Gary Kerkin BE(Chem) Canterbury, MEngSc (Melbourne)
Dr Jock Allison, ONZM, FNZIPIM
Don Esslemont
Terry Dunleavy, MBE, MRSNZ, FWINZ
Richard Treadgold
Dr John McLean
John Sexton
Don Nicolson
For further information contact: Hon Secretary, Terry Dunleavy at terry.dunleavy@nzclimatescience.org.nz
6 comments:
That's just 400 words. Surely it's not too much work for the RSNZ to defend itself against our brief accusation. In refusing to give evidence they manifestly fail to tell the truth: what does this mean to them?
Hang on...waste of time..this is the same Royal Society that wants to include the humanities in it's deliberations in consideration of the so called treaty principles. Seems to me they are more interested in being a thespian society than a serious advocate of science
It must be agreed that there is a Change of Climate, this Change however is not due to anything that mankind has made upon the World, it is purely due to a Natural Phenomenon, that the actual World is susceptible over its various phases. We do however need to be prepared and cater around the World for whatever Forces are being thrown at us, for the period while this Change is taking place.
It would appear the RSNZ has been taken over by the cultural Marxist cabal. No dissent against the NWO ( New World Order) is allowed.
I wrote a 25 page monograph a few years ago and sent it to RSNZ for their discussion at Council, and they refused to circulate it.
I resigned my Honorary Fellowship of RSNZ earlier this year because of their unwillingness to debate, not matters of science, but of practical engineering response to a changing climate. It is evil to let error propagate unchallenged. At least in the Royal Society in London I am allowed to debate. See: https://royalsociety.org/~/media/events/2017/10/decarbonising-uk-energy/Michael%20Kelly%20presentation.pdf
Michael Kelly FRS FREng MAE
Emeritus Prince Philip Professor fo Technology
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