Comments on: How the IPCC Got Started http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/01/ipcc_beginnings/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: thx1128 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/01/ipcc_beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 thx1128 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:38:13 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/01/ipcc_beginnings/#comment-1456 Exxon inspire the Bush Administration to interfere with the IPCC. According to the documents in the following document http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/exxon_report.pdf On page 51 there is a facsimile from Randy Randol of ExxonMobil dated 06 Feb 2001 Page 52 '..,The IPCC is headed by Robert Watson, an American who is also the chief science person at the World Bank (Director, Environment Dept.) Watson was hand picked by Al Gore and served in the Clinton/Gore White House Office of Science and Technology policy. His tenure at the IPCC ends with the completion of the TAR. However, he could be extended an an IPCC session this year. During the Hague meeting in November, Watson presented a sneak preview of the Third Assessment Report with the following caveat “None of the conclusions presented in this report are taken from the TAR, but are consistent with the draft conclusions, which are subject to change until final government approval and acceptance early next year” His statement belied his real intent. Which was to get media coverage of his views before there was a chance for the process to challenge his personal agenda.” Issue: Can Watson be replaced now at the request of the U.S.?..,' 19 April 2002 Reports that Watson had been ousted. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2191-top-climate-scientist-ousted.html Exxon inspire the Bush Administration to interfere with the IPCC.

According to the documents in the following document
http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/exxon_report.pdf

On page 51 there is a facsimile from Randy Randol of ExxonMobil dated 06 Feb 2001

Page 52
'..,The IPCC is headed by Robert Watson, an American who is also the chief science person at the World Bank (Director, Environment Dept.) Watson was hand picked by Al Gore and served in the Clinton/Gore White House Office of Science and Technology policy. His tenure at the IPCC ends with the completion of the TAR. However, he could be extended an an IPCC session this year.

During the Hague meeting in November, Watson presented a sneak preview of the Third Assessment Report with the following caveat “None of the conclusions presented in this report are taken from the TAR, but are consistent with the draft conclusions, which are subject to change until final government approval and acceptance early next year” His statement belied his real intent. Which was to get media coverage of his views before there was a chance for the process to challenge his personal agenda.”

Issue: Can Watson be replaced now at the request of the U.S.?..,'

19 April 2002 Reports that Watson had been ousted.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2191-top-climate-scientist-ousted.html

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