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Sir John Theodore Houghton FRS CBE is the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) working group. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Working Group can mean Working group, an interdisciplinary group of researchers or Working Group (dogs, kennel club designation for He was the lead editor of first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Chief Executive at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre. Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, The Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Change — named in honour of George Hadley — is part of and based at the headquarters of the Met Office in Exeter

Sir John Houghton speaking at a climate change conference in 2005.
Sir John Houghton speaking at a climate change conference in 2005.

He is the chairman of the John Ray Initiative, an organisation "connecting Environment, Science and Christianity",[1] where he has compared the stewardship of the Earth, to the stewardship of the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve. [2] He is a founder member of the International Society for Science and Religion. The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR is a Learned society established in 2001 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary He is also the current president of the Victoria Institute. The Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain was founded in 1865 as a response to the publication of On the Origin of Species and

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In 2003 he wrote:

“ As a climate scientist who has worked on this issue for several decades, first as head of the Met Office, and then as co-chair of scientific assessment for the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change, the impacts of global warming are such that I have no hesitation in describing it as a "weapon of mass destruction". [3] ”

As co-chair of the IPCC, he defends the IPCC process, in particular against charges of failure to consider non-CO2 explanations of climate change. In evidence to, the Select Committee on Science and Technology in 2000 he said:

“ We do try, in the IPCC, to look very hard at alternative explanations, and spend, actually, probably more time than we should on some of them, because they get so much publicity. We actually spend more time, for instance, on the solar variations, about which we have very little real scientific evidence but which some people have exploited in the media a great deal. . . [4] ”

He has accused countries such as Saudi Arabia, fed information by American coal and oil lobbyists, of attempting to subvert the IPCC process:

“ The IPCC tries to ignore those political differences and tries to make sure that, in IPCC meetings, those political differences do not influence the debate. Now that, of course, is quite difficult, because, not so much with the USA but with the oil countries, in particular Saudi Arabia and some of the oil-producing countries, who are strongly fed with information by the American lobby, actually, the American coal and oil lobbyists, they can be very difficult, in some of these meetings, because they try very hard to weaken, or to change, or to alter, scientific conclusions. But, so far, we have been able to, I think, successfully resist those influences, because we stick very firmly to a presentation of the science, not the political interpretation of that science. [4] ”

In further evidence, he agreed with the statement that most of the scientific objection to the consensus is actually from vested interests within the oil/coal lobby, rather than from scientists. When asked his view of green groups such as Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth, as to whether they have they been generally responsible, or have they exaggerated the argument for their own purposes, he replied that

“ They vary from one green group to another, but some of the green groups are really very responsible. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 Friends of the Earth (HK is not a member of Friends of the Earth International They do tend to emphasise, of course, the larger effects. On the other hand, some green groups have produced documents which are really exaggerations. . . [5] ”

John Houghton also applies a Christian perspective to his views, to emphasise the need for long term thinking. In 25th May 2001, in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge, he said:

“ . . . why we should be concerned about climate change. It is a problem that is well downstream; many of us will not be much affected ourselves but it is going to affect our children and our grandchildren. . . It is our children and our grandchildren who will experience the impacts of climate change. I remember in 1990 when the first IPCC report came out, the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher showed a lot of interest. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 . . one of the cabinet ministers asked me, "When's all this going to happen?" I replied that in 20 or 30 years we can expect to see some large effects. "Oh" he said, "that's OK, it'll see me out". But it won't see his children or grandchildren out. Christians and other religious people believe that we've been put on the earth to look after it. Creation is not just important to us, we believe also it is important to God and that the rest of creation has an importance of its own. . . we are destroying forests, important forests. When I say "we" I mean "we" the human race of which we are part. We are party to the destruction, we allow it to happen, in fact it helps to make us richer. We really need to take our responsibility as ‘gardeners' more seriously. [6] ”

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  1. ^ "DSc for JRI Chairman" at the The John Ray Initiative website
  2. ^ "The Christian Challenge of Caring for the Earth" at the The John Ray Initiative website
  3. ^ John Houghton (2003-07-28). The Japan Prize (日本国際賞 is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS is a Learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research Although there had been significant developments in Meteorology in the 18th century Matthew Fontaine Maury, of the US Navy, was instrumental in convening the first The American Meteorological Society ( AMS) promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to April 3 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which Jesus College (in full Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Global warming is now a weapon of mass destruction. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
  4. ^ a b House of Commons - Science and Technology - Minutes of Evidence (Questions 20-39). H. M. Government (2000-03-15). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
  5. ^ House of Commons - Science and Technology - Minutes of Evidence (Questions 40-59). H. M. Government (2000-03-15). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
  6. ^ St. Edmunds College Lecture Series: International Action about Global Warming. Christians in Science (2001-05-25). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.

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