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1) Lord Rees (Royal Society)

to be asked by UEA to

investigate CRU leak.

2) Foreign Office and

government leaning heavily

on UEA to keep a lid on

everything lest it

destabilises Copenhagen.

3) CRU asked to prepare

data for a pre-emptive release

in past couple of days but

trouble reconciling issues

between data bases has

stopped this.

“I think the odds

are no better than

50/50 that our present

civilisation will survive

to the end of the

present century.”

“He asks whether

scientists should withhold

findings which could

potentially be used for

destructive purposes,

or if there should be

a moratorium, voluntary

or otherwise,

on certain types of

scientific research,

most notably genetics

and biotechnology.”

The UK is at the

forefront of tackling

dangerous climate change,

underpinned by world

class scientific expertise

and advice.

Crucial decisions will be

taken soon in Copenhagen

about limiting and reducing

the impacts of climate change

now and in the future.

Climate scientists from the

UK and across the world are

in overwhelming agreement

about the evidence of

climate change,

driven by the human input

of greenhouse gases into

the atmosphere.

As three of the UK’s leading

scientific organisations

involving most of the UK

scientists working on

climate change,

we cannot emphasise enough

the body of scientific evidence

that underpins the call

for action now,

and we reinforce our

commitment to ensuring

that world leaders continue

to have access to the best

possible science.

We believe this will be

essential to inform sound

decision-making on policies

to mitigate and adapt to

climate change up to

Copenhagen and beyond.

“What one single thing

convinces you most that

climate change is

taking place?

The main reason for

concern is that the carbon

dioxide level is rising by

0.5 per cent a year and

is now at a level that it

has not been at for the last

half a million years.

I think if we knew

nothing else than that,

there would still be great

reason for concern.

What is the most

important thing you

are personally doing

on climate change?

I am becoming more

and more conscious of

the need to avoid waste.

I use a small economical car,

for instance.

If you were the

Prime Minister,

what one thing would

you do about climate change?

I think Tony Blair has

already played an important

role leading the G8 nations

on the climate change issue.

I think he was right to do

this and the issue is now

high on the international

agenda.

The recently published

Stern Review on the

Economics of Climate Change

will have an impact

internationally as well as

help the G8 nations move

further on this subject.

Do you agree with the

Bishop of London that

“making selfish choices

such as flying on holiday or

buying a large car are a

symptom of sin”?

Bishops are experts in

defining sins and I am not,

but one change that may

happen and I hope will happen

over the next few years is

that it will become socially

unacceptable to be

conspicuously wasteful.

There’s so much noise

about climate change,

are people in danger

of becoming complacent?

It’s a difficult issue for

the public because the

downside is very long-term

and is international,

unlike pollution for instance,

which people are concerned

about because it affects

their localities.

The effects of carbon

dioxide emissions are

worldwide rather than

local and the most

severe effects will be

far in the future. “