From the same interview quoted above:
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FC: We hear of sea ice decline but is it due to human-caused global warming?
MT: From what I have read, the arctic sea ice declines have been mainly due to natural causes although some authors have ascribed some fraction of it to CO2 without being specific about the mechanism. The arctic warming mechanism identified in the IPCC suite of climate models is atmospheric warming due to increased CO2 levels, not an unusual influx of warm Pacific surface water and unusually strong offshore winds in the eastern Siberia and Alaskan area which is what actually caused what is being called the “Arctic Warming Period”.
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He pretty much states that he is not a climate specialist, but he has a different theory as to what is causing the arctic warming. Please note that his theory does nothing to explain ANTARCTIC warming. The man has gained notoriety as a result of having been banned from a meeting, NOT for his expertise on climate. I agree that it makes the organization which banned him look bad.