Poles Apart [Paperback]

Gareth Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2009

Gareth Morgan couldn't decide whether he believed in climate change or not, so he hired the best international scientists to answer his questions and these are his findings. Combined with anecdotes from his own recent trips to Antarctica and the Arctic this is something completely unique in books about climate change - somebody who has approached the topic with an open mind, somebody who has the resources to explore such a topic and somebody who has personally investigated all of the issues. So what was his conclusion? Read the book to find out. In conjunction with excellent researcher and writer Dr John McCrystal, this is an accessible and fascinating exploration of one of the biggest topics of the 21st century. This book defines climate change, explains the science of taking the earth's temperature, looks at the respective cases of the alarmists and the sceptics, examines the anecdotal evidence and the politics of this dialogue, and then comes to a conclusion based on all this research.

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About the Author

Dr Gareth Morgan is CEO of Gareth Morgan Investments portfolio manager, and chairman of and a consultant to economics consultancy Infometrics Ltd which he founded in 1982. He is also a well-known columnist, a television debater and a sought-after conference speaker. Of the seven riders Jo owns the fastest bike back in NZ, and has been on bikes since before she was legal. Jo's other activities include teaching, welding and raising 4 children, and an extensive portfolio of social and community work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Publishers Group UK (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1869790456
• ISBN-13: 978-1869790455
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced and Thorough, August 1, 2009

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This review is from: Poles Apart (Paperback)

The effort by Gareth Morgan is relatively unique in the literature. He is a professional investor with the resources to actually obtain scientific advice from both sides, and he presents an entertaining explanation of the two "poles" of the anthropogenic global warming debate. Showing on the one hand, why there is trouble with the hockey stick and on the other, why there is no significance to the order in which warming and CO2 occur at the end of an ice-age. He balances the argument. In keeping with the author's apparent wishes, I will not reveal the conclusion he reaches.

I do however, commend him on the accuracy and simplicity with which he explains the most complex public policy problem in the history of the human species.

One point he makes which can be (I think) revealed is that the IPCC reports are not well written in terms of the average reader, and that there is no media entity or mechanism to make it accessible to them. His comparison is the Latin of the old Catholic church, spoken with the back turned to the congregation. He explains well.