I fail to see why it wouldn't be possible. I assume a PhD in climatology would require 1. an understanding of the field and its state and 2. being able to perform research in the field.
I'd certainly expect somebody serious about climate change (including disagreeing with its existence or with it being anthropogenic) to be able to understand what it's about in the first place, how climate model work, how to create new model matching available data or mine for new data, etc...
And thus I see no reason why they wouldn't be able to get a climatology PhD.
Most professors I know are not professors because of the money. These are usually the people who were the best students and as such could have found nice jobs in other sectors.
And do you really think they would have difficulty getting funding for climate research contradicting the current consensus?
> And do you really think they would have difficulty getting funding for climate research contradicting the current consensus?
Indeed, as BEST showed.
edit: erm... why the downvotes? I was giving an example of a climate research study from the "climate change skeptic" side and funded in no small part by the Charles G. Koch Foundation, not exactly a proponent of anthropogenic global warming.
Did you ever study for a Ph.D? From your example it appears you did not.
There are also plenty of research lines to get a degree in climatology that does not involve studying this type of stuff and which are not exactly a political issue, after you get your Ph.D you can study whatever you want, I'm pretty sure there's lots of think tanks who would pay for research countering the global warming hypothesis.
Bullshit. A compelling counterexample to "all these graphs that keep getting published" is far and away the best way to establish your scientific reputation, get a job, get money from the NSF, etc.
I'd certainly expect somebody serious about climate change (including disagreeing with its existence or with it being anthropogenic) to be able to understand what it's about in the first place, how climate model work, how to create new model matching available data or mine for new data, etc...
And thus I see no reason why they wouldn't be able to get a climatology PhD.