cc: "Richardson David Prof \\(BIO\\)" , "Clegg Simo n Prof \\(ENV\\)" , "Dorling Stephen Dr \\(ENV\\)" , "Turner Kerry Prof \\(ENV\\)" , "Adger Neil Prof \\(ENV\\)" date: Wed Jun 4 16:17:17 2008 from: "Davies Trevor Prof (ENV)" subject: RE: External award for UEA/ENV/CRU!!! to: "Ogden Annie Ms \\(MAC\\)" , "Burgess Jacquelin Prof \\(ENV\\)" , "Jones Philip Prof \\(ENV\\)" , "Jordan Andy Prof \\(ENV\\)" Annie, personal view - i dislike the word green. In some peoples eyes it puts us at the less rigorous end of environmental activity. Trevor --- original message --- From: "Ogden Annie Ms \(MAC\)" Subject: RE: External award for UEA/ENV/CRU!!! Date: 4th June 2008 Time: 3:51:08 pm Dear all, Have just drafted the following release. Will send to the locals and to the THE - but will also mention to the environment correspondents for info - though they may not actually publish anything. Are you happy with it and for Jacquie to be the person quoted? I thought it might be more comfortable than asking you to blow your own trumpet, Phil... I'd like to send it out first thing tomorrow so please let me know soonest if any problems. Will put on our website - and I guess CRU and ENV will want to use it for ENV web. Best, Annie CRU sets green agenda The University of East Anglia in particular its Climatic Research Unit - is the only university to be included in a list of the key bodies that have set the green agenda in the UK over the past thirty years, according to an influential regular policy briefing for business professionals. The ENDS (Environmental Data Services) Report is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a fact-packed special supplement reviewing the fast changing UK environmental scene over the past three decades. In it, it outlines the most important people, ideas and policies during this period. Among the government bodies, the pressure groups and the businesses, the supplement names just one university: ‘The University of East Anglia (and its Climate Research Unit)’. It cites Professor Sir David King, the UK government’s former chief scientific adviser, who described the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA to be “the strongest in the world”. And it says the Climatic Research Unit, established in 1972, “is widely recognised for navigating the study of climate change out of an academic backwater and has set the agenda for the major research effort in this area ever since.” Among the most influential individuals who have set the green agenda, it includes University of East Anglia Professor of Environmental Sciences, Bob Watson (Defra’s chief scientific adviser and former head of the IPCC and climate adviser to the Clinton administration), and the late David Pearce. Formerly of the University of East Anglia’s Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, David Pearce was a pioneer of environmental economics. “The ENDS Report is a highly influential publication and we are delighted to be singled out in this way for inclusion in this list,” said Professor Jacquie Burgess, Head of the School of Environmental Sciences. “Our Climatic Research Unit was investigating climate change before most people woke up to the challenges we face and continues to be the leader in its field.” ------------------------------- Annie Ogden, Head of Communications, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. Tel:+44 (0)1603 592764 www.uea.ac.uk/comm ............................................ >-----Original Message----- >From: Burgess Jacquelin Prof (ENV) >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:43 PM >To: Jones Philip Prof (ENV); Jordan Andy Prof (ENV) >Cc: Richardson David Prof (BIO); Davies Trevor Prof (ENV); >Clegg Simon Prof (ENV); Dorling Stephen Dr (ENV); Ogden Annie >Ms (MAC); Turner Kerry Prof (ENV); Adger Neil Prof (ENV) >Subject: RE: External award for UEA/ENV/CRU!!! > >Having just read the report on a train journey back from >London - we *are* the only academic institution mentioned in >the whole 'ENDS at 30' document. Not bad! >Jacquie > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: 04 June 2008 10:11 >To: Jordan Andy Prof (ENV); Burgess Jacquelin Prof (ENV) >Cc: Richardson David Prof (BIO); Davies Trevor Prof (ENV); >Clegg Simon Prof (ENV); Dorling Stephen Dr (ENV); Ogden Annie >Ms (MAC); Turner Kerry Prof (ENV); Adger Neil Prof (ENV) >Subject: Re: External award for UEA/ENV/CRU!!! > > > Annie, > The link is >http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=information.birthday > > You need to download the whole pdf to get the UEA page. The part Andy > highlighted is on p29. We are just ahead of Tesco! I think >we are the only > academic institute mentioned. > > Bob is on p21 along with David Pearce. > > Cheers > Phil > > >At 09:19 04/06/2008, Andrew Jordan wrote: >>I am very pleased to report that the highly influential ENDS >>(Environmental Data Services) Report >>(special issue - 'ENDS at 30') has included "UEA (and its Climatic >>Research Unit)" in its list of >>the top 20 most influential environmental organisations over the >>last 30 years, alongside such >>august bodies as the RCEP, the IPCC, the Met Office and >>Greenpeace. Those listed were "considered >>to be real wave makers over the past three decades." CRU is >>recognised for "navigating the study of >>climate change out of an academic backwater and has set the agenda >>for the major research effort in >>this area ever since". >> >>ENV's Bob Watson and the late David Pearce of CSERGE make it into >>the top 20 most influential >>people, alongside inter alia John Houghton, Jonathon Porritt and >>Barbara Young. >> >>I have chapter and verse here if anyone wants to use it in their >>publicity work. >> >>Cheers >> >>Andy >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Professor Andrew J. Jordan >>School of Environmental Sciences >>University of East Anglia >>Norwich >>NR4 7TJ >>United Kingdom >> >>Tel: (00) (44) (0)1603 592552 >>Fax: (00) (44) (0)1603 593739 >> >>CSERGE website: http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/ >> >>Personal website: >>http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/sci/env/people/facstaff/jordana >> >>Environment and Planning C website: http://www.envplan.com >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > >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 >--------------------------------------------------------------- >------------- > > >