Chip Knappenberger

Credentials

M.S., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia (1990).
B.A. degree, Environmental Science, University of Virginia (1986).

Source: [1]

Background

Paul C. ("Chip") Knappenberger is the Administrator of the World Climate Report [1], a blog published by New Hope Environmental Services [2], "an advocacy science consulting firm" run by global warming skeptic, Patrick J. Michaels [3].

Knappenberger co-authored several papers with fellow skeptic Patrick Michaels [3] and is also a contributor to MasterResource [4], a "free-market energy blog."

Stance on Climate Change

"The fact of the matter is that there does exist a growing body of scientific evidence that the climate changes in the coming decades will be modest and proceed at a rate that will lie somewhere near the low end of the IPCC projected temperature range." [2]

Key Quotes

". . .the warming that appears in the compiled temperature history of the state [Utah] may not be evidence of regional (or larger-scale) climate change, but instead may be caused by non-climatic influences on the local thermometers." [3]

"There is still a general lack of evidence that shows a statistically significant relationship between anthropogenic climate change and weather-related damage..." [4]

Key Deeds

May, 2010

According to ExxonSecrets [5], Knappenberger was a speaker at the Heartland Institute's 2010 International Conference on Climate Change. [5 ]

Affiliations

MasterResource — Contributor [6].

World Climate Report (WCR) [1] — "Administrator [7]." [6]

New Hope Environmental Services [8] — Past "Technical Supervisor, [9]" [7] and "Climate Researcher [6]." [1]

Publications

According to MasterResource, Knappenberger has authored or co-authored over 20 papers "appearing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature," and others in scientific conference proceedings, professional journals, and the press.

Many of his papers were co-authored with fellow skeptic Patrick J. Michaels, and some are published by conservative think-tanks such as the Cato Institute [10] and the Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI [11]). Some of Knappenberger's scientific articles have been debunked by DeepClimate [12]. [8]

Sample Publications:

Patrick J. Michaels, P.C. Knappenberger, and R.E. Davis, "The way of warming" (PDF [13]), Regulation, Cato Institute, January 1, 2000, Volume 33, pages 10-16.

Patrick J. Michaels, and P.C. Knappenberger, "Natural signals in the MSU lower tropospheric temperature record [14]," Geophysical Research Letters, August 2, 2000, Volume 27, pages 2905-2908.

Paul C. Knappenberger, "Utah's Climate Variability [15]," SPPI Original Paper, September 29, 2010. Science and Public Policy Institute [11].

P.C. Knappenberger, Patrick J. Michaels and R.E. Davis, "The Nature of Observed Temperature Changes Across the United States During the 20th Century " (PDF [16]), Climate Research, July 2001, Volume 17, pages 45-53.

J.D. Hux, P.C. Knappenberger, Patrick J. Michaels, and P.J. Stenger, "Development of a discriminant analysis mixed precipitation (DAMP) forecast model for mid-Atlantic winter storms" (PDF [17]), Weather and Forecasting, Number 16, 2001, pages 248-259.