The Sydney Morning Herald is giving much publicity to the anti-Lomborg rantings of someone called Professor Ray Wills.
Adjunct Professor Wills, who has been a spokesman for the university on climate change issues for the past seven years, said there was a lot of disquiet among the university ranks about the centre.
"The appointment tarnishes the reputation of the university," he told Fairfax Media.
"It's like appointing Brian Burke to look after your economics.
But take a look at Professor Wills' CV. As the article correctly notes, Wills is an adjunct professor: someone who turns up to give a course once in a while. He actually makes his living from his roles in a series of businesses, all within the subsidised green sector.
So in fact the calls to silence Lomborg are coming from a man whose livelihood depends on Lomborg's message not being heeded. The Sydney Morning Herald is essentially giving Wills a platform to protect his flow of public subsidy while pretending that he is an academic.
Very virtuous, I must say.