date: Tue, 22 May 2007 11:53:34 +0100 from: "Jon Stewart" subject: RE: BBC science radio Climate Change to: "Phil Jones" Dear Phil, Thank you very much for this, I'll have a proper read now. I appreciate your advice. I'll perhaps try and touch base with you next week, Best regards, Jon ______________________________________________________________________________________ From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 22 May 2007 11:13 To: Jon Stewart Subject: Re: BBC science radio Climate Change Jon, A brief reply as I'm preparing for a meeting the rest of the week. I'll be back in all next week and also all of June. Other people you might like to contact are Mike Schlesinger - been in the subject since the 1970s, now more involved in policy issues in the US. "Mitchell, John FB \(Chief Scientist\)" - been in the subject as long on the climate modelling side. He is now head of Climate Research at the Met Office. There are others, but you have appear to have a critical number with these two and those you had. I guess it's taken 30 years to get to such a high level of acceptance/agreement because the modelling has improved and things are beginning to happen in the observations. There has also been 4 IPCC Reports each one stronger than the previous. There is an interesting chapter at the start of the current 'Science/WG1' report on the history of IPCC. You can get this from (details below). Look at Chapter 1, which gives the predictions from the first 3 reports compared to what has happened. Even though the issue has the prominence it has, not much has happened to reduce future impacts. Many govts are stalling and there is still a band of skeptics making lots of waves trying to muddy waters. The BBC is raising the issue at every opportunity, so you're doing your bit. Cheers Phil We are very pleased to be able to tell you that the final checks and layout corrections to our SPM, TS and Chapters are now complete. As a result we are making the final versions of the Preface, SPM, TS, all Chapters, and Annexes (Glossary, List of authors, List of reviewers, List of acronyms) publicly available from the WG1 home page ( [1]http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/ ) today. The supplementary material (for those chapters that have it) is nearly complete and will be added shortly. At 18:24 21/05/2007, you wrote: Dear Professor Jones, The BBC is planning another radio programme on the issue of climate change. Unlike the World Service programme you kindly took part in at the end of last year, this show (on Radio4) will be looking back. We want to put climate change in its historical context, and examine why it's taken 30 years to reach public/ political acceptance. We're still in the early stages at the moment, but I was hoping to ask your advice on people you think should be included. We're looking for pioneers in the field. I've emailed your predecessor, Tom Wigley, along with people like James Hansen and Steve Schneider. Are there other people who have been publishing/ talking about the issue since the 1970s? I'd be very grateful for any advice and guidance you can offer. You can reach me by email, or on 020 7557 1026 Thank you very much for your help, Jon Stewart BBC Science Radio [2]www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science [3]http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/science_in_action.shtml 630 SE Bush House, Strand, London. WC2B 4PH Tel: +44 20 7557 2471 Fax: +44 20 7557 3008 [4]http://www.bbc.co.ukThis e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated.If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately.Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received.Further communication will signify your consent to this. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5]http://www.bbc.co.uk This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.