Magnetic Field and Climate
He is currently at the centre of scientific controversy regarding the publication of one of his papers in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) entitled “Are there connections between the Earth's magnetic field and climate?” by V. Courtillot, Y. Gallet, J.-L. Le Mouël, F. Fluteau, A. Genevey (2007) EPSL 253, 328. There have been articles in Le Monde on 15 January 2008, and in Science on 11 January 2008 concerning the debate over this paper.
He is usually considered as a global warming skeptic, often associated with Claude Allègre. Vincent Courtillot said that his collaboration with Total and Schlumberger on CO2 sequestration (CCS) has no influence on his research and results.
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