One of the world’s leading institutes for researching the impact of global warming has repeatedly claimed credit for work done by rivals ‚Äì and used it to win millions from the taxpayer. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday also reveals that when the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) made a bid for more Government funds, it claimed it was responsible for work that was published before the organisation even existed.
Last night, our evidence was described by one leading professor whose work was misrepresented as ‘a clear case of fraud ‚Äì using deception for financial gain’. The chairman of the CCCEP since 2008 has been Nick Stern, a renowned global advocate for drastic action to combat climate change. –David Rose, Mail on Sunday, 23 October 2016
Our paper had no relationship to the CCCEP. It came out of David Anthoff’s masters thesis. At the time, the CCCEP did not exist, and it only came into existence after the paper was published. Fraud means deception for financial gain. That is what this is. — Professor Richard Tol, Mail on Sunday, 23 October 2016
Former Labour Minister Lord Donaghue, a governor of the LSE for 25 years, called for an inquiry, saying: ‘To preserve the academic integrity of the LSE, it is necessary that the relevant funding authorities launch a full investigation.’ –, Mail on Sunday, 23 October 2016
