date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:42:40 +1200 from: Kesten Green subject: Global warming and scientific opinion to: p.jones@uea.ac.uk Dear Philip Jones, I am writing to you because you are an IPCC author and I would like to know your views on the "Global Warming Petition Project" (see [1]http://www.petitionproject.org/index.html). Were you aware of the petition before receiving this message? Yes [ ] No [ ] In part, the text of the petition states "There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate." Do you agree with this statement? Yes [ ] No [ ] Other [ ] Do you agree that there is a consensus of scientific opinion that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate? Yes [ ] No [ ] Other [ ] In general, should politicians implement policies on the basis of claims of a consensus of scientific opinion when there are at least some scientists who disagree and proposed policies would impose major costs? Yes [ ] No [ ] Other [ ] Had you signed the petition before receiving this message? Yes [ ] No [ ] Have you or will you sign the petition now? Yes [ ] No [ ] I would be grateful if you would send me your answers by return email. The findings from this survey will be published at [2]http://publicpolicyforecasting.com. Yours sincerely, Kesten Green Dr Kesten C Green Business and Economic Forecasting Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Contact: T +64 4 976 3245; M +64 21 456 516; F +64 4 976 3250 PO Box 10800, Wellington 6143, New Zealand. [3]forecastingprinciples.com