cc: n.adger@uea.ac.uk
date: Thu Oct 19 11:40:48 2000
from: Phil Jones
subject: Re: S&T cttee. evidence
to: Simon.Shackley@umist.ac.uk, f.berkhout@sussex.ac.uk
Simon,
I have already sent answers to 5 questions that the committee asked
me back in February. A month or two later I got the proofs of my answers
for the record. I modified these, sent them back then heard nothing. 2 weeks
ago it appears that the corrected proofs were stolen from the clerk's car
(sounds familiar !). I sent back the corrections again. If you want a
copy of the answers which relate to Scientific Advice on Climate Change
(relating to explanations for the warming and whether the government
was getting the right advice) I can send you one.
One of the questions specifically asked
about reasonable explanations, other than anthropogenic, for the rise
in surface temperatures. In my responses I had to correct some of their
questions, even what IPCC and GCM stood for. From the tone of the
questions I got the feeling that they had been drafted by someone with
a leaning towards the skeptics. The questions were also pretty basic.
Cheers
Phil
At 05:40 PM 10/18/00 GMT, Simon J Shackley wrote:
>dear Frans, Neil and Phil
>
>I am giving evidence to the Select Cttee. on Science and
>Technology in late November in relation to how government
>receives its advice on climate change. I have been discussing with
>Mike and Tim on turning this into Tyndall Centre evidence. I.e. I
>would say that the oral evidence represents the views of the TC, in
>particular [and then name those individuals]. I think I (we) also get
>the chance to modify the written evidence before its gets published
>along with the transcript of the examination in Hansard.
>
>Whether we can do this in the timescale and by email is not clear,
>but it seems worth trying. If you're interested in being involved I
>can send you the evidence I prepared last year. I can also
>circulate the evidence of Sir John Houghton.
>
>Best,
>
>Simon
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