CO2 Coalition Member Dr. Richard Lindzen was recently interviewed on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast. The following is a brief overview: Peterson noted the meritorious accomplishments of Dr. Richard Lindzen, and before proceeding with the interview stated: “The first thing we’re going to determine before we dive into the topic at hand is why it… Continue Reading
CO2 Coalition Member Dr. Richard Lindzen offers his keen perspective of climate science in a recent interview with podcast host Tom Nelson. Continue Reading
You can find out more about CO2 Coalition Member Dr. Richard Lindzen, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, here. Continue Reading
7.25.2022
William Happer, Richard Lindzen and CO2 Coalition comment on the 4th National Climate Assessment
Publication: Scientific paper in response to USGCRP Decadal Strategic Plan 2022-2031 | Authors: William Happer, Richard Lindzen & Gregory Wrightstone | Date: 22 July 2022 Happer-Lindzen-CO2C-USGCRP-NCA-7-22-22(1) I. SUMMARY On May 26, 2022, the United States Global Change Research Program (“USGCRP”) explained it is developing a Decadal Strategic Plan 2022-31 and indicated they are focusing on three scientific… Continue Reading
Comment and Declaration on the SEC’s Proposed Rule “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” William Happer, Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University Richard Lindzen, Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 17, 2022 Comment and Declaration Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed… Continue Reading
By Richard S. Lindzen CO2 Coalition note: This paper, originally published in 2008 was prepared for a symposium at Yale University and suffered a very unusual publication history. Dr. Lindzen had provided ResearchGate with an amended version that included an explanatory introduction, the inserted rebuttal by Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf (that was very different from what… Continue Reading
Richard Lindzen is Director of the CO2 Coalition, an American atmospheric physicist known for his work in the dynamics of the middle atmosphere, atmospheric tides, and ozone photochemistry. He has published more than 200 scientific papers and books. From 1983 until his retirement in 2013, he was Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the… Continue Reading
10.8.2018
2018 Annual GWPF Lecture – Prof Richard Lindzen – Global Warming For The Two Cultures
https://youtu.be/X2q9BT2LIUA Dr. Richard Lindzen addresses the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s 2018 Annual Meeting. Continue Reading
By Richard Lindzen Image via MIT.edu MIT atmospheric science professor Richard Lindzen suggests that many claims regarding climate change are exaggerated and unnecessarily alarmist. For over 30 years, I have been giving talks on the science of climate change. When, however, I speak to a non-expert audience, and attempt to explain such matters as climate sensitivity,… Continue Reading
3.21.2018
William Happer, Steven E. Koonin and Richard S. Lindzen’s Response to Judge William H. Alsup’s Tutorial Questions
The Court has invited a tutorial on global warming and climate change, which is set to occur March 21, 2018. The Court also identified specific questions to be addressed at the tutorial. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11, Professors William Happer, Steven E. Koonin, and Richard S. Lindzen respectfully ask the Court to accept their presentation… Continue Reading
CO2 Coalition Chair William Happer, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University and Richard Lindzen, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were featured guest on the Joe Rogan Experience (#2397) on October 21, 2025. See the complete interview here: Continue Reading
Richard Lindzen Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus Massachusetts Institute of Technology William Happer Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University Hon. Christopher Wright Secretary Department of Energy Federal Register :: Notice of Availability: A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate Docket No. DOE-HQ-2025-0207 Re: Scientific Comment on… Continue Reading
8.26.2025
Lindzen-Happer Statement to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Richard Lindzen Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus Massachusetts Institute of Technology William Happer Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University August 25, 2025 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases and US Climate: Evidence and Impacts 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Re: The Committee’s Charge to… Continue Reading
CO2 Coalition Member Prof Richard Lindzen was a guest on the Philip Davies YouTube channel @drphilipdavies discussing his work on IPCC and his concern for the mistaken narrative of Climate Alarmism and the way it will lead to the suffering of many. Continue Reading
In 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, under the auspices of the Clean Air Act, falsely determined that carbon dioxide was a pollutant. This is known as the Endangerment Finding and has been used since then to enable EPA to regulate and control CO2 emissions. It is this authority that is being used… Continue Reading
8.7.2022
Lindzen, Happer & CO2 Coalition Comment on the CFTC Climate-Related Financial Risk
On August 8, 2022, Richard Lindzen, William Happer and the CO2 Coalition submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on climate-related financial risk. Read the entire comment here: Happer Lindzen CO2C CFTC 8-7-22d Our conclusion states: In our scientific opinion as career scientists, there is no scientific basis for the CFTC inquiry. Real science… Continue Reading
Emeritus Professors of Physics William Happer and Richard Lindzen say there is “nothing bad” about increasing carbon dioxide. Continue Reading
6.16.2020
MIT’s Dr. Lindzen Pokes Fun At The ‘Naïve’, Well-Funded ‘Scientific Reasoning’ That 1 Factor – CO2 – Controls Climate
By Kenneth Richard In a new paper, atmospheric physicist Dr. Richard Lindzen summarizes the “implausible” claims today’s proponents of dangerous anthropogenic global warming espouse. Dr. Richard Lindzen retired several years ago, and yet his immense contribution to the atmospheric sciences lives on. His research is still cited about 600 times per year. Lindzen recently published another… Continue Reading
By Richard Lindzen, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bill Nye looks forward to the death of skeptics in this Huffington Post essay. There is a sound basis for his wish. While the politicized climate issue dates back to the 60’s, things really took off after the Clinton-Gore administration assumed power and funding… Continue Reading
By Angela Wheeler A new edition of a science education manual for judges departs “sharply” from a “longstanding tradition of neutrality,” say three of America’s most distinguished physicists in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Writing in an open letter to Justice Roberts were Drs. Richard Lindzen of Massachusetts Institute of… Continue Reading
Richard Lindzen, Ph. D. Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology William Happer, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Physics, Princeton University Steven Koonin, Ph. D. Edward Teller Senior Fellow Hoover Institution, Stanford University April 1, 2026 The Honorable John G. Roberts Chair, Federal Judicial Center Chief… Continue Reading
Railroad Commission of Texas Oil and Gas Division Technical Permitting P.O. Box 12967 Austin, Texas 78711-2967 E-mail: SIP@rrc.texas.gov January 15, 2026 Re: Comment on Project No. 57803 (ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore Storage, LLC, 22777 Springwoods Village Parkway, Spring, TX 77389) Dear Members of the Railroad Commission of Texas: Whenever permits involving the use of… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Climate orthodoxy insists that the poorest nations, home to billions who still live in energy poverty, must power their rise from the edge of subsistence using expensive and unreliable solar and wind energy. But a country desperately trying to build up industry, jobs and infrastructure, had best bet on power sources that… Continue Reading
Happer – Lindzen CAFE Rule Comment February 2, 2026