Professor Sir David King ScD FRS is Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, and consequently head of the Office of Science and Technology. He is also the Head of the Surface Science Research Group at the department of chemistry at University of Cambridge [1] and a member of Queens' College. The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. ... The Office of Science and Technology is a non-ministerial agency of the British government, headed by the chief scientific adviser, currently Sir David King. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Full name The Queens College of Saint Margaret and Saint Bernard, commonly called Queens College, in the University of Cambridge Motto Floreat Domus May this House Flourish Named after - Previous names - Established 1448 Sister College Pembroke College President Lord Eatwell Location Silver Street Undergraduates 490 Graduates 270 Homepage Boatclub...

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In his role of scientific advisor to the UK government he has been outspoken on the subject of climate change, saying:

I see climate change as the greatest challenges facing Britain and the World in the 21st century [2]

and

climate change is the most severe problem we are facing today - more serious even than the threat of terrorism [3]

He strongly supports the work of the IPCC, saying the 2001 synthesis report is the best current statement on the state of play of the science of climate change, and that really does represent 1,000 scientists [4] IPCC is science authority for the UNFCCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the risk of human-induced climate change. The Panel is open to all...

He has criticised the United States government for what he sees as its failures in climate change policy, saying it is: failing to take up the challenge of global warming [5]. Jump to: navigation, search This article describes the government of the United States. ...

In an article published in the Guardian newspaper on 25th October 2005, George Monbiot draws attention to King's growing support for nuclear power in the UK, which, Monbiot argues, contradicts his stance on climate change, and represents a mutation of his role. [6]

External links

Biographical

• David King at the University of Cambridge
• Sir David King KB ScD FRS: Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA)

David King in the news

• David King: London could be among the first cities to go if global warming causes the planet's ice to melt
• David King: Climate change is a far greater threat to the world than international terrorism
• Scientist David King renews climate attack