Who is he/she?
Ollier is a geologist and Honorary Research Follower at the School of Earth and Geographical Sciences University of Western Australia.
Did we speak with him?
No.
Nationality:
Australian
Important Publications/Articles on Tuvalu:
Article “Tuvalu- the touchstone of global warming and rising sea level” (2010) , click here.
Article “No cause for alarm” (2010), click here.
What methods does he use?
Ollier based his conclusions on the data records collected by the National Tidal Facility tidal gauges.
His take on the controversy:
Ollier believes that Tuvalu is in no danger of disappearing. In his numerous publications, he maintains that the sea level surrounding the islands remains stable. Moreover, Ollier is active member of the Lavoisier group, an Australian based organization of climate change skeptics.
Quotations:
“The IPCC and CSIRO try to alarm the world with stories of the drowning of low islands, such as Tuvalu. But detailed mapping has shown that Tuvalu, and many other coral islands, have actually grown during the past 20 years.”
(Regarding Tuvalu): “For about the past eight years the sea level seems to be virtually constant.”