date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:09:02 +0000 from: "andrew dlugolecki" subject: Contraction & Convergence to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk Dear Mike, The discussions I had with you and John Schnellnhuber yesterday were very useful ,and I look forward to the symposium on longterm frameworks for Climate Change policy. I think that leaves just one loose end-the matter of how Tyndall Centre used the term "Contraction and Convergence".You may not have been aware that is a specific proposal for longterm climate change policy, and that Aubrey Meyer at GCI has nursed it along for nearly a decade now , against often bitter attacks from obvious and not-so-obvious oppononents. I believe it is an idea whose time is arriving, as obviously did the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and I understand the Government's Energy Policy Review will reflect that. Separately, Aubrey has sent you the briefing document which helped to persuade hard-headed financiers in the UNEP Finance Initiatives to commend the C&C policy at COP 7 . May I suggest that if you retain mention of "C&C" it should be attributed to the GCI. Alternatively, you could generalise the reference to "longterm climate change policy". May I also say that I am pleased at the way that Tyndall is developing- I am sure that John's difficulties must have placed many additional burdens on you, which you have handled very effectively Best wishes Andrew Dlugolecki _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com