Category Archives: Policy

Testimony follow up

Posted on December 3, 2010 by | 266 comments

by Judith Curry

Pursuant to my recent congressional testimony, I have received  some follow up questions that were submitted by Members of the Committee.

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Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table.” Part V

Posted on November 18, 2010 by | 79 comments

At the end of the Hearing Charter, under The Response section, is the following statement:

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Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table:” Part IV

Posted on November 17, 2010 by | 222 comments

STATEMENT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Hearing on “Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response”

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Uncertainty gets a seat at the big table: Part III

Posted on November 15, 2010 by | 71 comments

by Judith Curry

Ok, here it is, the final program:

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Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table.” Part II

Posted on November 12, 2010 by | 261 comments

by Judith Curry

Some breaking news.  I received an email from the House of Representatives staffer who invited me to participate:

Just an FYI – Republicans will be inviting a witness for each panel.  This is a change from the usual practice of one witness per hearing, regardless of the number of panels.

Now this makes it much more interesting.  I have no idea who else has been asked.  Place your bets, make your recommendations!

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Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table”

Posted on November 10, 2010 by | 454 comments

by Judith Curry

On Nov 17, the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment is holding a hearing on “Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response.”

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Decision making under climate uncertainty: Part I

Posted on October 31, 2010 by | 203 comments

by Judith Curry

Based upon the precautionary principle, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established a qualitative climate goal for the long term: stabilization of the concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. The view of climate change held by the UNFCCC regards both the problem and solution as irreducibly global. This view of the problem has framed the IPCC’s assessment and national funding priorities on the subject of climate science.

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