The Climate Sceptics

The Climate Sceptics
Leader	Leon Ashby
Party President	Leon Ashby
Founded	2009
Ideology	Scepticism of anthropogenic global warming[1]
Political position	Centrist
Website
http://landshape.org/news/
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The Climate Sceptics are an Australian political party that describes itself as the world's first political party representing climate sceptics,^[2] dedicated to "...expose the fallacy of anthropogenic climate change".^[2]

The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission in early 2010, and is endorsing candidates to stand in the 2010 federal election. Prior to being registered, party supporters stood as independent candidates in the Bradfield and Higgins by-elections.^[3]

Electoral

The party endorsed 10 candidates for the Senate, and 6 for the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. None were successful [1].

Position on aspects of global warming

The Climate Sceptics Party position on what they call climate alarmism is

• Climate science is far from “settled”, as evidenced by the revelations of recent months and years.
• The alarmist theories propounded by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other political bodies are crippled by huge uncertainties.
• An objective and quantitative risk–benefit analysis of any proposed “climate” legislation is crucial [2]

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

The Climate Sceptics Party's policy on the Rudd government's proposed emissions trading scheme, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), is that the CPRS will result in Australian industry being at a competitive disadvantage leading to rising prices, that the CPRS will also cause corruption and fraud and the curtailing of human freedoms.^[4]

Actions

On 13 July 2009, approximately 30 members of the Climate Sceptics Party and supporters arrived at the venue where Al Gore, was speaking in Melbourne, to hand out leaflets for those attending, with questions to ask Al Gore during his speech.^[5] Some wore t-shirts bearing the party's slogan: "Carbon Really Ain't Pollution - CRAP".^[6][7] In 2010 the Climate Sceptics organised a tour of Australia by Lord Monckton at a cost of $100,000.^[8]

See also

• Politics of global warming
• Global Warming controversy
• Climate change denial

References

1. ^ "The Climate Sceptics Party". The Climate Sceptics Party. http://www.climatesceptics.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "The Climate Sceptics". http://www.climatesceptics.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2009. 
3. ^ Dodson, Louise (13 November 2009). "Sex heats up byelection campaigns". Australian Financial Review: p. 9. http://afr.com.au/p/national/sex_heats_up_byelection_campaigns_0wpkK9Dl4t5cE15BdrVzTP?hl. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
4. ^ "Carbon Tax". http://www.climatesceptics.com.au/carbon-tax.html. Retrieved 12 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Greenies have a field day at brekkie". http://www.businessday.com.au/business/greenies-have-a-field-day-at-brekkie-20090713-diva.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
6. ^ "Seize climate change challenges: Gore". Australian Associated Press. 13 July 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/seize-climate-change-challenges-gore-20090713-dhzj.html. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 
7. ^ Morton, Adam (11 July 2009). "Time is of the Essence for Onetime Sceptic who Joined Gore's Crusade". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/time-is-of-the-essence-for-onetime-sceptic-who-joined-gores-crusade-20090710-dg4a.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
8. ^ Hickman, Leo (13 January 2010). "Lord Monckton climate change lecture costs Australian sceptics $100,000". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/jan/13/climate-scepticism-talk-lord-monckton. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 

External links

• The Climate Sceptics Party