CRU's Jones Disputes "Debate is Over"

Assertions by Barack Obama, Al Gore, and global warming propagandists that “the debate is over” regarding global warming are not true, according to Phil Jones, director of the UK’s Climate Research Unit, who is also the central figure in the ongoing Climategate scandal. Jones’ admission is a severe blow to alarmist global warming propaganda, given his prominent status among alarmists and his own controversial tactics to manipulate and misrepresent data in a manner to discredit so-called “skeptics.”

In an interview published by BBC News, Jones was asked, “When scientists say ‘the debate on climate change is over’, what exactly do they mean – and what don’t they mean?” Jones responded, “I don’t believe the vast majority of climate scientists think this. This is not my view.”

Jones also acknowledged that recent warming (beginning in 1975 after three decades of cooling global temperatures) is not unprecedented, and is similar to warming periods that occurred from 1860-1880 and from 1910-1940.

Asked about the global temperature trend since 1995, Jones asserted there is no statistically significant warming since 1995.

Asked about the global temperature trend since 2002, Jones acknowledged global cooling, but said it is not statistically significant.