Peter Laut

Peter Laut has seen accusations of lobbyism for man-made climate change, over a number of years where he engaged in climate debate under the pre-tense that he was an independent scientist, while he was being employed and funded by the Danish Energy Agency. [1][2]

During the years Peter Laut was under the employ of the Danish Energy Agency he published the study:"Solar activity and terrestrial climate: An analysis of some purported correlations"[3] In which he wrote in relation to theories about solar influence on climate, "My analyses show that the apparent strong correlations displayed on these graphs have been obtained by an incorrect handling of the physical data." [4], abstract

In particular Peter Laut has been very vocal in his critique of Henrik Svensmark, a danish proponent of theories placing high emphasis on the sun in connection with global warming.[[5]]

Allegations of lobbyism and admitted political agendas behind his debunking of solar influence theories continue to arise in danish newpapers[6][7], following his recent update on theories of solar induced global warming. [8] This recent work is worded in an openly biased way, and provides no new scientific updates, merely the political position of the author (he then references his 2003 publication at the end).

It is to be noted that Peter Laut has been paid, at hourly rates of 400 Dkr., for thousands of hours worth of clima-related work by vested interest groups (The Danish Energy Agency).[9]