Gerhard Gerlich
Credentials
- Ph.D in Physics (1970).1“Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gerhard Gerlich, Institut für Mathematische Physik der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig.” Muslim-Markt. April18, 2007.
- Diploma in Physics, Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany (1967).2“Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gerhard Gerlich, Institut für Mathematische Physik der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig.” Muslim-Markt. April18, 2007.
Background
Gerhard Gerlich teaches Mathematical Physics at the Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina (Institut für Mathematische Physik) in Braunschweig, Germany.3“Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gerlich,” Technical University of Braunschweig. Via Google Cache (November 13, 2019. Archived November 26, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.ph/1Hjp7
Gerlich co-wrote a 2007 paper titled “Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics” that has been widely cited in the skeptic community as refutation for the existence of man-made global warming.
Stance on Climate Change
November 1995
Gerlich spoke at the Leipzig Conference on Climate Change, quoted below (translated via Google Translate):
“The CO 2 greenhouse effect of the Earth’s atmosphere is a pure fiction of people who like to use large computers, without physical bases.”4“The physical basis of the greenhouse effect and fictitious greenhouse effects,” Retrieved from ib-rauche.de. Archived November 27, 2019. Translated via Google Translate. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oS3Nx
Key Quotes
The following is taken from a paper by Gerlich and Ralf D. Tscheuschner titled “Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics”:
“The main strategy of modern CO2-greenhouse gas defenders seems to hide themselves behind more and more pseudo explanations, which are not part of the academic education or even of the physics training.”5“Falsification of the Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within the Frame of Physics” (PDF). Version 4.0. International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 23, No. 3 (30 January 2009), 275-364.
Key Deeds
July 7, 2007
Gerlich published a paper titled “Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics” in the International Journal of Modern Physics (IJMP).
The paper has was widely cited in the skeptic community as refutation for the existence of man-made global warming and has been mentioned by many skeptical science sites like Climate Research News and Greenie Watch.
Another article, also published by the International Journal of Modern Physics (this in 2010), thoroughly refutes the Gerlich and Tscheuschner paper. Other sources have since released refutations or responses (for example, here and here).6“COMMENT ON ‘FALSIFICATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC CO2 GREENHOUSE EFFECTS WITHIN THE FRAME OF PHYSICS’,” International Journal of Modern Physics B, Volume: 24, Issue: 10(2010) pp. 1309-1332
December 2007
Gerlich is a signatory to an open letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon which concludes that “Attempts to prevent global climate change from occurring are ultimately futile, and constitute a tragic misallocation of resources that would be better spent on humanity’s real and pressing problems.”7“Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” December 13, 2007. Republished by the Science and Public Policy Institute. Archived March 26, 2010.
November 1995
Gerlich spoke at the Leipzig Conference on Climate Change. His speech was titled “Die physikalischen Grundlagen des Treibhauseffektes und fiktiver Treibhauseffekte” or “The physical fundamentals of the greenhouse effect and fictitious greenhouse effects.”8“Die physikalischen Grundlagen des Treibhauseffektes und fiktiver Treibhauseffekte,” INSTITUT FÜR MATHEMATISCHE PHYSIK. Archived July 25, 2004.
Gerlich signed the subsequent Leipzig Declaration on Climate Change. The declaration states that “there does not exist today a general scientific consensus about the importance of greenhouse warming from rising levels of carbon dioxide. In fact, most climate specialists now agree that actual observations from both weather satellites and balloon-borne radiosondes show no current warming whatsoever…”9“SIGNATORIES TO THE LEIPZIG DECLARATION,” SEPP. Archived July 5, 2006. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ojm7V
Affiliations
- The European Science and Environment Forum (ESEF) — Previous academic member (as of 1998). The group is now defunct.10“Fact versus Factions: the use and abuse of subjectivity in scientific research,” The European Science and Environment Forum, February 1998. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- Cato Institute — Gerlich’s name appears on an ad disputing climate change sponsored by the Cato Institute.11“With all due respect Mr. President, that is not true,” Cato Institute, Archived January 4, 2012. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ls7Bo
Publications
- “Falsification of the Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within the Frame of Physics.” International Journal of Modern Physics B (IJMPB). Volume: 23, Issue: 3(2009) pp. 275-364.
The original report was published July 30, 2007. A revised version was published January 6, 2009. There is also an approved non-technical summary (PDF) written by Hans Schreuder June 24, 2008.
According to SkepticalScience, Gerlich has not published any peer-reviewed papers relating to climate change.12“Peer-reviewed skeptic papers by Gerhard Gerlich,” Skeptical Science. Archived November 27, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.ph/nHUZd
Other Resources
- “Gerhard Gerlich,” SourceWatch profile.
Resources
- 1“Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gerhard Gerlich, Institut für Mathematische Physik der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig.” Muslim-Markt. April18, 2007.
- 2“Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gerhard Gerlich, Institut für Mathematische Physik der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig.” Muslim-Markt. April18, 2007.
- 3“Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gerlich,” Technical University of Braunschweig. Via Google Cache (November 13, 2019. Archived November 26, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.ph/1Hjp7
- 4“The physical basis of the greenhouse effect and fictitious greenhouse effects,” Retrieved from ib-rauche.de. Archived November 27, 2019. Translated via Google Translate. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oS3Nx
- 5“Falsification of the Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within the Frame of Physics” (PDF). Version 4.0. International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 23, No. 3 (30 January 2009), 275-364.
- 6“COMMENT ON ‘FALSIFICATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC CO2 GREENHOUSE EFFECTS WITHIN THE FRAME OF PHYSICS’,” International Journal of Modern Physics B, Volume: 24, Issue: 10(2010) pp. 1309-1332
- 7“Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” December 13, 2007. Republished by the Science and Public Policy Institute. Archived March 26, 2010.
- 8“Die physikalischen Grundlagen des Treibhauseffektes und fiktiver Treibhauseffekte,” INSTITUT FÜR MATHEMATISCHE PHYSIK. Archived July 25, 2004.
- 9“SIGNATORIES TO THE LEIPZIG DECLARATION,” SEPP. Archived July 5, 2006. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ojm7V
- 10“Fact versus Factions: the use and abuse of subjectivity in scientific research,” The European Science and Environment Forum, February 1998. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 11“With all due respect Mr. President, that is not true,” Cato Institute, Archived January 4, 2012. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ls7Bo
- 12“Peer-reviewed skeptic papers by Gerhard Gerlich,” Skeptical Science. Archived November 27, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.ph/nHUZd
