Either their findings are sound or they're not. It makes zero difference who they are associated with, but if you want to play that game, how about all the climate "scientists" who receive massive funding for pushing climate hysteria?
Your second point about rising temperatures is also irrelevant. They are not saying the satellite record hasn't shown warming. What they're saying is the projected alleged catastrophic (at worst) and negative (at best) effects of such warming are overstated and that the Earth will not warm to "dangerous" levels.
You seem to value consensus over those at the top of their field. Who is going to know better how to win golf tournaments, Scottie Scheffler or a sampling of average PGA Tour players?