They include the controversial claim that there is “no scientific proof” that the rising levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (C02) are caused by human activity.

The report, by the European Foundation, also argues that increased levels of C02 are not a problem because it helps to boost crop yields.

It also points to historic shifts in the climate, such as when Vikings farmed on Greenland in medieval times, to argue that the warming we are now experiencing is “mostly natural”.

Political analyst Jim McConalogue, who wrote the report, told the Daily Express: “This demonstrates how tenuous, improper and indeed false the scientific and political claims are for man-made global warming, from claims that climate change can be controlled by human activity to the proposition that CO2 emissions represent a severe threat to our way of life, when in fact there is little evidence to support any of these claims.”

He also warned that the Copenhagen climate summit was likely to lead to “nonsensical targets” to reduce emissions, which would result in a “burdensome regulatory agenda”.

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