Patrick Michaels
Patrick J. Michaels (born c. 1942?) is a professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia, and the state climatologist for Virginia. His professional specialty was the influence of climate on agriculture. He is noted for his controversial views on climate change and global warming and frequently writes and speaks for popular audiences on these subjects. He is a fellow of the Cato Institute. He edits the World Climate Report, published by the Western Fuels Association through WFA's Greening Earth Society.His last scientific publication was "Revised 21st century temperature projections" in Climate Research in 2002.
Although Michaels is a noted skeptic who estimates current and future warming at lower values than the IPCC assessments, he nonetheless accepts a human influence on warming the planet [1]