date: Thu Sep 24 13:45:16 2009
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
subject: FW: Climate Change
to: juliusgoldthorpe@hotmail.com

    Julius,
       I'm too busy I'm afraid. You will likely find it too hard to get anybody good to go
   through questions. The key documents to read are the IPCC Reports particularly the
   Summaries for Policymakers. You need to talk to climatologists about this. Other scientists
   such as chemists, physicists, geologists etc may think they know what they are talking
   about, but they don't. I would not claim to be an expert in their fields, so they shouldn't
   in climate. So very important to determine what people think they are experts in. They need
   to have publications in climate journals.
       Also there are 3 areas of IPCC (science, impacts and mitigation)- and no-one can be an
   expert in all 3 working group fields. I only claim to be an expert in the first. So, if
   you're going to ask questions about adaptation and mitigation issues you have the wrong set
   of people if you've approached climate scientists.
    Cheers
    Phil
       ___________________________________________________________________________________

     From: Julius Goldthorpe [[1]mailto:juliusgoldthorpe@hotmail.com]
     Sent: 24 September 2009 12:40
     To: Sheppard Sylv Miss (SCI)
     Subject: Climate Change

     Dear Sir/Madam

     I am doing a MA in Science Journalism. I have chosen to do a project on Climate Change.
     I was wondering if you could be of any help to me? I need to interview experts in the
     field. The report will not be published and is only coursework based. I understand you
     are busy so i would ask you some questions at a time convenient for you.

     Best wishes,

     Julius Goldthorpe
       ___________________________________________________________________________________

     Beyond Hotmail - see what else you can do with Windows Live. [2]Find out more.

   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
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------