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to stop misrepresenting the state of the science. Ward's communications with the company included the statement he found it "very difficult to reconcile the misrepresentations of climate change science ... with ExxonMobil's claims to be an industry leader". Ward learned from the company's charitable
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giving statements that it had continued to provide significant funds to 39 organizations involved in "... denial ... overstating the amount and significance of uncertainty ... or by conveying a misleading impression of the potential impacts of anthropogenic climate change."
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Ward's first significant involvement with climate change issues was in August 2005 when, as Royal Society communications director, he called on
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disagreed with the Society's official policy on "Preventing dangerous climate change" as stated in December 2009. In a letter to
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Bawden, Tom (3 June 2019). "Experts urge May to confront Trump on climate change failings".
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Climate change denial is the new article of faith for the far right
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Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
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had, in his opinion, been adopted as a political cause by the
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has served as policy and communications director of the
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In 2010 he expressed concern over reports that some
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2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
London School of Economics
Royal Society
HECSU
ExxonMobil
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
sceptics
climate change denial
far right
Fellows of the Royal Society
The Times
Op-Ed
The Guardian
Royal Society
President Trump
Theresa May
Chris Rapley
Hugh Montgomery
Joanna Haigh
"Bob Ward - Institute Staff - Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment"
"When it's time to speak out"
"Bob Ward"
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The Inquisition of Climate Science
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