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|religion = Christian |footnotes = |signature = }}Sir John Theodore Houghton (born 30 December 1931) is a Welsh scientist who was the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group. He was the lead editor of first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Chief Executive at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre. He is the president of the John Ray Initiative, an organisation "connecting Environment, Science and Christianity",〔"(DSc for JRI Chairman )" at The John Ray Initiative website〕 where he has compared the stewardship of the Earth, to the stewardship of the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve.〔"(The Christian Challenge of Caring for the Earth )" at The John Ray Initiative website〕 He is a founder member of the International Society for Science and Religion. He is also the current president of the Victoria Institute. ==Biography== Born in Dyserth he moved to Rhyl at the age of two and attended Rhyl Grammar School where he discovered his interest in science. He continued his education at Jesus College, Oxford, gaining an MA (Oxon), MPhil and DPhil. He was brought up, in Wales, as an evangelical Christian by devout Christian parents and has remained a strong Christian throughout his life and sees science and Christianity as strengthening each other and believes strongly in the connection between Christianity and environmentalism. Houghton's evangelical Christianity combined with his scientific background has made him a significant voice in evangelical Christian circles. Winning the support of Richard Cizik, one of the most prominent Evangelical lobbyists in the United States, is a notable example of how Houghton has had a significant effect. He is currently an elder at Aberdovey Presbyterian Church. Houghton is currently Honorary Scientist of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research at the Met Office; Honorary Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; a Trustee of the Shell Foundation; Chairman of the John Ray Initiative 〔Bio details heavily drawn from (bio at the ) Faraday Institute〕 and in 2013 was announced as an Advisory Board member for Sure Chill Technology. Previously Sir John was * a Member of the UK Government Panel on Sustainable Development (1994–2000) * Chairman, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (1992–98) * Chairman or Co-Chairman, Scientific Assessment Working Group, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (1988–2002) * Director General (later Chief Executive), UK Meteorological Office (1983–91) * Director Appleton, Science and Engineering Research Council (also Deputy Director, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)(1979–83); * Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Oxford University (1976–83). During the 1970s he was also Principal Investigator for Space Experiments on NASA Spacecraft. He moved back to Wales and currently lives in Aberdyfi. In 2007 he criticised the controversial documentary ''The Great Global Warming Swindle'' for its inaccuracies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John T. Houghton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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