date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) from: Ann Dixon subject: Re: Message from Tim O'Riordan to: Mike Hulme Tim came in late yesterday afternoon and drafted the letter below. Ann Dear Patti Here is a draft letter World Resources Institute is fully aware of the contents of the bid by the proposed Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia to examine integrated approaches to climate change policy, science and adaptation. World Resources Institute supports this bid with enthusiasm and will co-operate with the new Centre in whatever way is appropriate. Many thanks Tim O'Riordan CC Mike Hulme On Wed, 23 Feb 2000 14:55:56 +0000 Mike Hulme wrote: > Ann, > > Can you/Tim draft a letter for Patti to sign on behalf of Jonathan Lash or > do you want me to? > > Mike > > > At 14:23 23/02/00 +0000, you wrote: > >--- Begin Forwarded Message --- > >Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:57:16 -0500 > >From: "Jonathan Lash, President" > >Subject: Re: Message from Tim O'Riordan > >Sender: "Jonathan Lash, President" > >To: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk > > > >Reply-To: "Jonathan Lash, President" > >Message-ID: > > > > > >Ann - I don't know anything about this, so can't possibly draft a letter. > (I don't even know what the acronyms mean!) If you can draft a short > letter for us, I will run it by Matt. > >Patti > > > >>>> Ann Dixon 02/23/00 04:59AM >>> > >Dear Patti > > > >Please draft a supportive letter for Matthew Arnold as we are on a > deadline of 28 February. Please send the final letter by e-mail to - > m.hulme@uea.ac.uk. > > > >I would be most grateful. > > > >Tim O'Riordan > > > >CC Mike Hulme > >On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:47:09 -0500 "Jonathan Lash, > >President" wrote: > > > >> Dear Ms. Dixon, > >> This is Patti Adams, Jonathan's Special Assistant, replying for > Jonathan, who is currently on sabbatical. He returns on April 6. Would > you like for him to sign a letter at that time? Or perhaps you could draft > a letter for Matthew Arnold, WRI's Acting President, to sign before April > 6? Please let me know what you prefer. > >> > >> Patti Adams > >> > >> >>> Ann Dixon 02/18/00 04:47AM >>> > >> Dear Jonathan > >> > >> I am writing to you to ask a favour. I am deeply involved in the bid > for a joint research council funded interdisciplinary research centre on > climate change. As you know dealing with climate change will test all of > our institutions - science, politics, economics, social justice and our > compassion for the planet and the health and wealth of future generations. > >> > >> I would be most grateful if you would send a note of support for the > proposed Tyndall Centre should the three Research Councils involved (NERC, > EPSRC, LSRC) agree to fund it. By doing this you will help our cause > enormously. I can assure you that we will make the results of our efforts > available to you and your colleagues. We would do this anyway, but your > positive support would give us greater joy in doing so. > >> > >> I very much look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Please > contact me on 01603 592840 if you wish to discuss any aspect of this bid > further. > >> > >> Very best wishes > >> > >> Tim O'Riordan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> THE TYNDALL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH > >> > >> SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA > >> > >> The Tynall Centre is a proposed integrated research programme on climate > change research located at the world-renowned School of Environmental > Sciences at the University of East Anglia. It is a consortium of ten > research organisations covering the science, renewable technology, economic > modelling and political analysis of climate change adaptation and > integration. If successful the Centre will be funded by a joint grant from > the three principal Research Councils, The Natural Environment Research > Council, the Engineering and Physical Research Council, at the Economic and > Social Research Council. The collaborating institutions include the > University of Cambridge, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Cranfield > University, Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex, the University of > Manchester Institute for Science and Technology, and the Universities of > Leeds and Sheffield. > >> > >> The Tyndall Centre aims progressively to assist the human family and its > leaders to understand more comprehensively the causes and consequences of > climate change, across the globe, and at all points of human existence. To > achieve this, the Centre will: > >> > >> + apply the finest interdisciplinary science to the modelling of climate > futures, to analysing the associated consequences for economies and > societies, and to evaluating the implications of various policy choices > >> > >> show how any future climate is actually a matter for humans to determine > and to be responsible for. Hence the need for participatory involvement in > the selection of appropriate climate futures > >> > >> + design and evaluate the most appropriate mix of technology, economic > incentives, regulatory arrangements and business practices to create low > carbon, high growth futures for all the world's peoples > >> > >> + evaluate how policy choices armed at mitigation and adaptation can > best be made socially acceptable, economically efficient, ethically > responsible, and timely > >> > >> + train the finest young scientists from all over the world to be better > able to accomplish these objectives > >> > >> + enable all research findings to be shared and enriched by creative > dialogue with governments, business, non-governmental organisations and > civil society generally through interactive use of the internet, through > education programmes, and through the print and broadcast media. > >> > >> To achieve all this, the Centre will co-ordinate six research > programmes, namely > >> > >> + integrated assessments of climate and socio-economic futures > >> > >> + the technology, economics and politics of decarbonisation > >> > >> + designing and incorporating renewable energy into future economies > >> > >> + predicting and coping with large scale unexpected events > >> > >> + adapting to sea level rise > >> > >> + creating an effective dialogue between governments and all > stakeholders to generate appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies. > >> > >> The Centre will be supervised by a powerful and experienced management > team. It will continually evaluate and enrich its performance with > reference to the requirements of stakeholders, policy needs and public > opinion. At all times the Centre will seek to be regarded as > authoritative, responsive and transparent in its research effort. > >> > >> For further information, please contact > >> > >> Dr. Mike Hulme - m.hulme@uea.ac.uk > >> > >> CC Mike Hulme > >> > >> Mrs. Ann Dixon > >> CSERGE Secretary > >> CSERGE > >> School of Environmental Science > >> University of East Anglia > >> Norwich > >> NR4 7TJ > >> UK > >> Tel: +44 (0)1603 593176 > >> Fax: +44 (0)1603 250588 > >> E-mail: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk > >> > >> > > > >Mrs. Ann Dixon > >CSERGE Secretary > >CSERGE > >School of Environmental Science > >University of East Anglia > >Norwich > >NR4 7TJ > >UK > >Tel: +44 (0)1603 593176 > >Fax: +44 (0)1603 250588 > >E-mail: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk > > > > > >--- End Forwarded Message --- > > > > > >Mrs. Ann Dixon > >CSERGE Secretary > >CSERGE > >School of Environmental Science > >University of East Anglia > >Norwich > >NR4 7TJ > >UK > >Tel: +44 (0)1603 593176 > >Fax: +44 (0)1603 250588 > >E-mail: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk > > > > > > Mrs. Ann Dixon CSERGE Secretary CSERGE School of Environmental Science University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel: +44 (0)1603 593176 Fax: +44 (0)1603 250588 E-mail: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk