date: Fri Apr 22 16:45:22 2005 from: Phil Jones subject: Pielke !!! to: trenbert@ucar.edu This is all I need ! Must try and be somewhere else ! Is Jr as bad as Sr, or has someone here got it wrong and this is Sr? Sr is at Atmos Sci. so this is Jr. Phil At 17:35 21/04/2005, you wrote: ~~~~ All Welcome~~~~ 3 May The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - honest broker or political advocate? Understanding the difference and why it matters Roger A. Pielke, Jr, Centre for Science & Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado, USA 4-5pm, Zuckerman Institute Seminar Room, UEA The IPCC was created in the late 1980s to provide guidance to policy makers on climate change. Roger argues that since that time, the IPCC has seen its mandate and behaviour change from providing a guide to policy options to a much more narrow focus in support of a particular option at the center of intense political debate. This process has been accompanied by some in the IPCC leadership taking a more prominent role as participants in climate politics. All indications suggest that the fourth assessment will continue in this trend of narrowing it focus to advocate a particular approach to climate policy over other possible responses. This talk will explain the important differences between the IPCC serving as an "honest broker" and serving as a "political advocate." Roger will also explore the consequences for climate policy of these various alternatives, arguing that the IPCC is an important institution and that its role as an honest broker is worth preserving. » [1]Link to more details 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------