Comments on: “Unprecedented” IPCC Meeting

By: AnonyMoose

AnonyMoose — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:39:57 +0000

Isn’t the IPCC required to have an open process?

By: Erasmus de Frigid

Erasmus de Frigid — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:25:12 +0000

Booker on Bali at the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7332803/A-perfect-storm-is-brewing-for-the-IPCC.html

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:30:45 +0000

They must be kidding. Using the words “unprecedented”, “independent review” AND “robust” in the same article…

By: Lucy Skywalker

Lucy Skywalker — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:05:00 +0000

To whom is IPCC accountable? To whom are WMO and UNEP accountable?

By: Louis Hissink

Louis Hissink — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:26:52 +0000

Heck, my brain must be addled with overload – they used diplomatic methods at Copenhagen, which failed, and thus will use non-diplomatic ones to further the cause.

By: Louis Hissink

Louis Hissink — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:16:49 +0000

Steve,

This is fast becoming a remake of the Star Wars series – Climate Gate and it’s repercussions could be likened to the first destruction of the Death Star, the present “unprecedented” meetings and etc to the “The Empire Strikes Back”, (though I’m not sure to whom the appellation “Darth Vader” be directed at), but when the Jedi return has yet to play out; I suspect we are still in the “Empire Strikes back” phase, if it has struck back at all, and assume its next option is to use non-diplomatic methods that failed at wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen.

And another conference in Bali to boot – but this time it’s deliberations are secret – seems the Empire has decided to continue as if nothing happened, hoping that by adopting this tactic the rebels will assume the battle was lost.

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:56:40 +0000

“were sworn to secrecy”

In other words, they only want to open themselves up to criticism after it is a “done deal” and too late for any criticism to have any impact on the process.

Sounds like your typical “we’re not responsible to anyone but ourselves” type of organization.

By: Alan Wilkinson

Alan Wilkinson — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:23:00 +0000

Nice photo, Geoff. Reminds me of an Indian friend a few years ago who told me when Indians want power they just run a wire out to the street pole. If the power company complains they just cut its cables.

By: Invariant

Invariant — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:23:35 +0000

Please read these two Norwegian newspaper links carefully:

05.30.2009 http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.dn.no/klima/article1680078.ece
02.26.2010 http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://pub.tv2.no/dyn-nettavisen/printversion/article.jsp?id=2844670

My point is that Jan Egeland is mentioned in both news articles, and I cannot see how he would have any integrity in distributing climate information to the world.

By: Geoff Sherrington

Geoff Sherrington — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:40:06 +0000

This man has an assured future, as a first level Telecoms call centre operator in a big Indian city. His ability to think on his feet is matched only by the neural network complexity with which he has to cope.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii14/sherro_2008/IndiawireB.jpg?t=1267220028

(With thanks to photographer Marcus Ferrell.)