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Carter was He is "a speaker researcher at the [[International Conference on Climate Change (2009)]]Marine Geophysical Laboratory at James Cook University", organized by the [[Heartland Institute]] [[think tankAustralia]]. <ref>"[http://wwwmyprofile.heartlandcos.orgcom/events/NewYork09/speakersglrmc].html Speakers], According to the ''Sydney Morning Herald''" Heartland Institute websiteProfessor Carter, accessed January 2009.</ref> Carter whose background is also listed as a speaker for in marine geology, appears to have little, if any, standing in the Heartland Institute's June 2009 [[Third International Conference on Climate Change]]Australian climate science community.<ref>Heartland Institute, " [http://www.heartlandsmh.com.orgau/news/eventsenvironment/WashingtonDC09minchin-denies-climate-change-manmade/speakers2007/03/14/1173722560417.html "Speakers"], Heartland Institute, accessed May 7, 2009.</ref>
Carter could well be described as "a prominent research geologist with a personal interest in the issue of climate change," from his list of [http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/new_page_4.htm research papers]. He has extensive experience of paleoclimatic research, including participation in [[Ocean Drilling Program]] Leg 181 in the southwest Pacific, which described the benchmark 4 million year-long, mid-latitude climate record from Site 1119 [http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/Carter&Gammon-Science-04.pdf]. ===Controversies=====Climate Change Claims and Affiliations===
In 2005, Carter was appointed a speaker at the [[International Conference on Climate Change (2009)]], organized by the Australian Minister for Environment, [[Ian CampbellHeartland Institute]], which is funded by the industries involved in producing greenhouse gases. <ref>"[http://www.heartland.org/events/NewYork09/speakers.html Speakers]," Heartland Institute website, accessed January 2009.</ref> Carter is also listed as a judge speaker for the Heartland Institute's June 2009 [[Australian Government Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental JournalismThird International Conference on Climate Change]].<ref>Heartland Institute, [http://www.heartland.org/events/WashingtonDC09/speakers.html "Speakers"], Heartland Institute, accessed May 7, 2009. </ref> In March 2007, the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' reported that Carter asserted that the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] had uncovered no evidence the warming of the planet was caused by human activity. He said the role of peer review in scientific literature was overstressed, and whether or not a scientist had been funded by the fossil fuel industry was irrelevant to the validity of research. 'I don't think it is the point whether or not you are paid by the coal or petroleum industry,' said Professor Carter. 'I will address the evidence.'" <ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinionenvironment/Greeneryminchin-isdenies-climate-shroudingchange-debatemanmade/20052007/03/1814/11110860093021173722560417.html</ref> Carter has also asserted that "atmospheric CO2 is not a primary forcing agent for temperature change," and claimed that "any cumulative human signal is so far undetectable at a global level and, if present, is buried deeply in the noise of natural variation". <ref>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17750944%255E30417,00.html/<ref> Carter is a member of the right-wing [[think tank]] the [[Institute of Public Affairs]] [http://newmatilda.com/home/articledetailmagazine.asp?ArticleID=1585&HomepageID=142], and a founding member of the [[Australian Environment Foundation]], a [[front group]] set up by the [[Institute of Public Affairs]].
In January 2006, Carter told the ''Australian'' newspaper that "atmospheric CO2 is not a primary forcing agent for temperature change," arguing instead that "any cumulative human signal is so far undetectable at a global level and, if present, is buried deeply in the noise of natural variation". [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17750944%255E30417,00.html] In March 2007 the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' reported that "Professor Carter told the ''Herald'' yesterday [March 14th 2007] the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] had uncovered no evidence the warming of the planet was caused by human activity. He said the role of peer review in scientific literature was overstressed, and whether or not a scientist had been funded by the fossil fuel industry was irrelevant to the validity of research. 'I don't think it is the point whether or not you are paid by the coal or petroleum industry,' said Professor Carter. 'I will address the evidence.'" [http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/minchin-denies-climate-change-manmade/2007/03/14/1173722560417.html] Carter is a member of the right-wing [[think tank]] the [[Institute of Public Affairs]] [http://newmatilda.com/home/articledetailmagazine.asp?ArticleID=1585&HomepageID=142], and a founding member of the [[Australian Environment Foundation]], a [[front group]] set up by the [[Institute of Public Affairs]]. He is the author of Climate, The Counter Consensus published by [[Stacey International]].<ref>"[http://www.stacey-international.co.uk/v1/site/product_rpt.asp?Catid=331&catname=Independent+Minds]"</ref> =Other Select Quotes=Quotes==
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{{#badges: Climate change}}Professor '''Robert (Bob) Carter''', is "a researcher at the Marine Geophysical Laboratory at James Cook University", [[Australia]]. [http://myprofile.cos.com/glrmc] In a byline with an opso-ed published in the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' in September 2005, he was described as an "experienced environmental scientistcalled " [http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2005/09/28/1127804546992.html], but a March 2007 article in the same paper noted that "Professor Carter, whose background is in marine geology, appears to have little, if any, standing in the Australian climate science community." [http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/minchin-denies-climate-change-manmade/2007/03/14/1173722560417.html] He is a well known [[Global warming controversy|climate change skeptic]]."
*"The basic physics is this. The more carbon dioxide you emit, the less the incremental warming for the extra carbon dioxide." <ref>"6 minutes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMB1BpPqsU]"</ref>
*Since then (1998) it's been very gently cooling. No evidence at all that any of these canges have anything to do with human activity or influence. These are natural climatic changes. <ref>"1 minute 10 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMB1BpPqsU]"</ref>
==Background==
Carter is a geologist who writes in the field of geology.<ref>http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/new_page_4.htm research papers </ref>. Some of his work has involved what is known as "paleoclimatic research," including participation in the [[Ocean Drilling Program]] Leg 181 try to create a benchmark of the 4 million year-long, mid-latitude climate record.<ref>http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/Carter&Gammon-Science-04.pdf</ref> In 2005, Carter was appointed by the Australian Minister for Environment, [[Ian Campbell]], as a judge for the [[Australian Government Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism]].<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Greenery-is-shrouding-debate/2005/03/18/1111086009302.html</ref>
==Articles and resources==
===External resources===
* [http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/ Bob Carter's personal homepage]
* Climate, The Counter Consensus published by [[Stacey International]].<ref>"[http://www.stacey-international.co.uk/v1/site/product_rpt.asp?Catid=331&catname=Independent+Minds]"</ref>
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