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{{Short description|Canadian economist}}
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⚫ '''Ross McKitrick''' is a Canadian economist specializing in ] and ]. He is a professor of economics at the ], and a senior fellow of the ]. He is a member of the academic advisory boards of the ], the ], and the ].


⚫ '''Ross McKitrick''' (born 1965) is a Canadian economist specializing in ] and ]. He is a professor of economics at the ], and a senior fellow of the ].
He has authored works about ] issues, including co-authoring the book '']'' in 2003. McKitrick produced a series of videos and articles for the ] in which he argued that there is a "pause" in global warming that reveals flaws in current climate change models.<ref name="sunasmaindriver_2015">{{citation |url=http://www.friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/McKitrick_Climate_Change_SCC_Feb_14_2015.pdf |format=PDF |title=McKitrick on climate change: the "pause" in global warming. The flaws in climate models |date=14 February 2015 |accessdate=1 February 2016 |work=Friends of Science}}</ref> The Friends of Science argue that the sun—not human emissions of GHG—is the main driver of climate change.<ref name="sunasmaindriver_2015" />


McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ross McKitrick |url=https://www.desmog.com/ross-mckitrick/ |website=DeSmog}}</ref> including co-authoring the book '']'', published in 2002. He is the author of ''Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy'', published by the University of Toronto Press.
==Background==

McKitrick gained his ] in economics in 1996 from the ], and in the same year was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, ]. In 2001 he received an Associate Professorship and has been a full Professor since December 2008. He has also been a Senior Fellow of the ] since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory boards of the ], the ], and the ].{{cn|date=November 2015}} He currently lives in ] with his wife and two children.{{cn|date=November 2015}} He is a member of the ] church in ].<ref name=cv>, accessed February 18, 2014.</ref>{{third-party inline|reason=reliable, independent, third party secondary source needed for noteworthiness|date=November 2015}}
==Biography==
McKitrick gained his ] in economics in 1996<ref>{{cite book
| last1 = McKitrick
| first1 = Ross
| title = The econometric critique of applied General Equilibrium modeling a comparative assessment with application to carbon taxes in Canada
| series = Thesis
| date = 1996
| location = PhD University of British Columbia 1996
| isbn = 9780612147973
| edition = Thesis (PhD)
| url = http://webcat2.library.ubc.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2096999
}}</ref> from the ], and in the same year was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, ]. In 2001 he received an associate professorship and has been a full professor since December 2008. He has also been a senior fellow of the ] since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory board of the ].


==Writing== ==Writing==
McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying climate science.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Madeleine |title=Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part I |url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2010/10/28/who-said-what-answering-ross-mckitrick’s-“response-to-misinformation-from-deutsche-bank”/ |website=State of the Planet |publisher=Columbia Climate School}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mandel |first1=Kyla |date=13 January 2015 |title=Leading UK Sceptic Group Promotes Koch-Funded Canadian Climate Denier |url=https://thenarwhal.ca/leading-uk-sceptic-group-promotes-koch-funded-canadian-climate-denier/ |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=The Narwhal |publisher=}}</ref> With Christopher Essex he co-authored the 2002 '']: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming'', a book that propagates ]{{Sfn|Dunlap|Jacques|2013|pp=713, 726}} and was a runner-up for the ].<ref>{{cite news
He has authored works about economics and ] issues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ross McKitrick Publications and Papers|url=http://uoguelph.ca/~rmckitri/research/papers.html}}</ref> The book ''Taken By Storm'', co-authored with Christopher Essex in 2002, was a runner-up for the ].<ref>{{ cite book |author=Essex, C. and R. McKitrick |title=Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming |year=2002 |place=Toronto |publisher=Key Porter Books |isbn=1-55263-212-1 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mmMRAQAAIAAJ |quote=the first edition of ''Taken By Storm''...earned us a runner-up Donner Prize, and was a finalist for the Canadian Science Writers Association Book Prize.}}</ref>
| title = Vancouver economist wins Donner Prize
<ref name="Donner">{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Past Winners 2002|date=|url=http://www.donnerbookprize.com/s/about-the-prize/past-winners/2002/index.html|website=http://www.donnerbookprize.com/|accessdate=9 Nov 2015}}</ref>
| work = The Globe and Mail
<ref>{{cite web | title=Vancouver economist wins Donner Prize|publisher=The Globe and Mail | url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-economist-wins-donner-prize/article25283999}}</ref> The book ''Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy'' was published by University of Toronto Press in 2011.<ref>{{ cite book |author= R. McKitrick | title=Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy |year=2011 |place=Toronto |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=9781442610705}}</ref> McKitrick was one of the most prominent figures to help promote the ].
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-economist-wins-donner-prize/article25283999
}}</ref> McKitrick was involved in disputing ] temperature reconstructions.<ref>
{{cite news |
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4349133.stm |
title=Row over climate 'hockey stick' |
publisher=BBC |
date=16 March 2005
}}
</ref>


⚫ == References ==
McKitrick has said, "I have been probing the arguments for global warming for well over a decade. In collaboration with a lot of excellent coauthors I have consistently found that when the layers get peeled back, what lies at the core is either flawed, misleading or simply non-existent."<ref>{{citation |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091006153112/http://www.financialpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2056988 |title=Flawed climate data |first=Ross |last=McKitrick |work=Financial Post |date=2 October 2009}}</ref>
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⚫ == Sources ==
McKitrick was a participant of the ] in June 2013.<ref></ref>{{third-party inline|reason=reliable, independent, third party secondary source needed for noteworthiness|date=November 2015}}


* {{Cite journal |last=Dunlap |first=Riley E. |last2=Jacques |first2=Peter J. |date=June 2013 |title=Climate Change Denial Books and Conservative Think Tanks: Exploring the Connection |journal=American Behavioral Scientist |volume=57 |issue=6 |pages=699–731 |doi=10.1177/0002764213477096 |issn=0002-7642|pmc=3787818 }}
==The Global Warming Policy Foundation==
{{main|Global Warming Policy Foundation}}

McKitrick was chair of the academic advisory council of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) in from December 2014 to December 2015.<ref name="">{{citation |url=http://www.thegwpf.org/new-chairman-of-gwpf-academic-advisory-council-2/ |title=New chairman of GWPF academic advisory council|date=4 January 2016 |accessdate=1 February 2016 |work=GWPF }}</ref> The GWPF is a United-Kingdom-based ] that promotes ].<ref name="IJ denial">{{citation |first=Ian |last=Johnston |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140511082724/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/nigel-lawsons-climatechange-denial-charity-intimidated-environmental-expert-9350069.html |title=Nigel Lawson's climate-change denial charity 'intimidated' environmental expert |work=The Independent |date=11 May 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2016}}</ref> and warns against the "extremely damaging and harmful policies" proposed by governments to ] ] ].<ref name=bbcnews>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8398103.stm | title=Ed Miliband clashes with Lord Lawson on global warming | date=6 December 2009 | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=22 December 2009 }}</ref><ref name=press>{{Cite press release | title=Launched today! | publisher=The Global Warming Policy Foundation | date=23 November 2009 | url=http://www.thegwpf.org/launched-today/ | accessdate=25 May 2014 }}</ref>

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Canadian economist

Ross McKitrick
Born1965
NationalityCanadian
EducationBA (Hons) (1988) economics, MA (1990) economics, PhD (1996) economics
Alma materQueen's University
University of British Columbia
OccupationEconomist
EmployerUniversity of Guelph
Organization(s)Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Member of the academic advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Notable workTaken by Storm
Websitehttps://www.rossmckitrick.com/

Ross McKitrick (born 1965) is a Canadian economist specializing in environmental economics and policy analysis. He is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph, and a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute.

McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying the scientific consensus on climate change, including co-authoring the book Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming, published in 2002. He is the author of Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy, published by the University of Toronto Press.

Biography

McKitrick gained his doctorate in economics in 1996 from the University of British Columbia, and in the same year was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, Ontario. In 2001 he received an associate professorship and has been a full professor since December 2008. He has also been a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Writing

McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying climate science. With Christopher Essex he co-authored the 2002 Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming, a book that propagates climate change denial and was a runner-up for the Donner Prize. McKitrick was involved in disputing hockey stick graph temperature reconstructions.

References

  1. "Ross McKitrick". DeSmog.
  2. McKitrick, Ross (1996). The econometric critique of applied General Equilibrium modeling a comparative assessment with application to carbon taxes in Canada. Thesis (Thesis (PhD) ed.). PhD University of British Columbia 1996. ISBN 9780612147973.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Rubenstein, Madeleine. "Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick's "Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank," Part I". State of the Planet. Columbia Climate School.
  4. Mandel, Kyla (13 January 2015). "Leading UK Sceptic Group Promotes Koch-Funded Canadian Climate Denier". The Narwhal. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. Dunlap & Jacques 2013, pp. 713, 726.
  6. "Vancouver economist wins Donner Prize". The Globe and Mail.
  7. "Row over climate 'hockey stick'". BBC. 16 March 2005.

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