date: Wed Mar 11 12:47:06 2009 from: Phil Jones subject: Re: FW: confidential to: "K Turner" , "'Lenton Timothy Prof \(ENV\)'" , "'Harrison Chris Dr \(VCO\)'" , Kerry et al, Here's some text on ice sheets and SLR. IPCC didn't have anything to review about rapidly discharging glaciers from Greenland and the Antarctic in 2006. Although there are papers being presented in Copenhagen, none of these have been published yet. Have added in bits about the Eemian and Arctic sea-ice reductions. Cheers Phil At 12:01 10/03/2009, K Turner wrote: Dear Colleagues, As always things change at the last minute. We have just been advised that the SOS will not want to be briefed on mitigation but only on adaptation. In particular the following topice need to be covered: Broads and National Park response; Coastal Change; Other greeenhouse gases (not just CO2) from landfill,farming and land management practices; Food security; Changed cropping practices (eg food or energy). So Phil can we say something about ice sheets and SLR? (Andy Watson is not able to come ). Chris/Simon can we cover agric/landfill? Tim I still think 'tipping points' should be covered but could you include bio char? I will deal with Nat Parks and something on coastal change. Let me know what you think. Kerry. -----Original Message----- From: K Turner [[1]mailto:R.K.Turner@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 09 March 2009 12:20 To: 'Phil Jones'; 'Harrison Chris Dr (VCO)'; 'Lenton Timothy Prof (ENV)'; 'Jacquie.Burgess@uea.ac.uk' Subject: FW: confidential Dear Colleagues, The visit is still on and the timing is now 1pm to 1.45pm but this includes the opening of the building. We have to be there just before 1pm, say 12.45. Parking is very difficult but I intend to drive there leaving UEA at 12.15 approx. If you want a lift let me know. Given the very short time available I thought we should all produce a brief (one page or so ) summary of our main message. If you let me have them this week I will include them all in a folder which will also have the general ENV blurb in it Cheers, Kerry. -----Original Message----- From: K Turner [[2]mailto:R.K.Turner@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 20 February 2009 10:38 To: 'a.j.watson@uea.ac.uk' Cc: 'p.jones@uea.ac.uk'; 'chris.harrison@uea.ac.uk'; 'Lenton Timothy Prof (ENV)'; 'Jacquie.Burgess@uea.ac.uk' Subject: confidential Dear Colleagues, The Sec of State for the Environment Hilary Benn is planning to visit Norwich on March 16th. He will be opening the new Broads Authority/Natural England and Env Agency Building on the Jarrold's site. I have been given the opportunity to brief him over a working lunch on Climate change science and policy. I will be telling him about a joint climate adaptation panel that I chair for the three agencies and local authorities as well as my own reseach on the RED mechanism and coastal zone policy. Would you be prepared to come along and give him some 'headline' findings/issues based on your research? I anticipate that we will get about 5mins each plus questions ( the usual Ministerial briefing format). If you are able to participate I need a very rapid response in order to get the names processed through the inevitable offical processes the accompany such visits. We could then perhaps have a brief chat before the event to get the running order and our overall message into shape. Let me know what you all think asap. Cheers, Kerry. Prof. Phil Jones Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 University of East Anglia Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk NR4 7TJ UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------