The Disputed Science of Global Warming. Version 1.1

About twenty thousands scientists have publicly expressed their scepticism about the statements made by the IPCC and those by supporters of the notion of global warming. These sceptical scientists argue that the claims for warming are not matched by the observations and that certain variability is a natural part of the climate. Most fundamentally they argue that there is no proof that a rise in carbon dioxide levels is the cause of rising temperatures and if this is the case, then the principles underlying the Kyoto Agreement are without foundation and the money spent to reach the proscribed emission targets will return no benefits at all. If the Kyoto Agreement is without foundation then introduction of alternative energy sources is also meaningless if the aim is to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. This document was created in order that readers may ask informed questions of both those who support and refute the IPCC's statements about global warming notions and, by extension, those who support or refute the Kyoto Agreement. It contains brief discussions of the issues and then provides references for further information. In most cases those references are to the original publications and not to reports which summarise the work