Revkin wants to know if that’s a “potential conflict of interest”.
From the Climategate 2.0 collection, New York Times “reporter” Andy Revkin e-mails East Anglia’s Keith Briffa:
couple thoughts via Mann>
1) he says [Van Storch] et al selected both a model that is an outlier (more sensitivitiy) and forcings (solar etc) that are 2 times the norm accepted by most folks assessing paleo-versus-recent variability.2) he also says that if this higher level of sensitivity is correct, this means that anthropogenic forcing almost assuredly will produce even MORE warming than IPCC projections etc. ( my reading of your commentary is that you agree; is that a correct conclusion?)
And a question from me
Is it correct that you are involved directly with modeling studies with von storch et al via EU?
If so, does that present any potential conflict of interest (in terms of having you review their work?)?
thanks for a call or email!
Andrew
We don’t know how Briffa responded because the Climategate e-mail elves only captured e-mails, not phone calls.
The full e-mail is below.
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date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:52:15 -0400
from: Andy Revkin
subject: couple things..
to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk
again, hoping to talk to you tuesday if at all possible.
i’ll be at 845 424 3530 (ny state) in a.m. east-coast time (home office).
couple thoughts via Mann>
1) he says VS et al selected both a model that is an outlier (more
sensitivitiy) and forcings (solar etc) that are 2 times the norm accepted
by most folks assessing paleo-versus-recent variability.
2) he also says that if this higher level of sensitivity is correct, this
means that anthropogenic forcing almost assuredly will produce even MORE
warming than IPCC projections etc. ( my reading of your commentary is that
you agree; is that a correct conclusion?)
And a question from me>
Is it correct that you are involved directly with modeling studies with von
storch et al via EU?
If so, does that present any potential conflict of interest (in terms of
having you review their work?)?
thanks for a call or email!
Andrew C. Revkin, Environment Reporter, The New York Times
229 West 43d St. NY, NY 10036
Tel: 212-556-7326, Fax: 509-357-0965 (via www.efax.com, received as email)
Here is a list of stories Revkin submitted just prior and after this exchange:
September 24, 2004 – Antarctic Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea; Warming Is Cited
September 30, 2004 – Global Warming Is Expected to Raise Hurricane Intensity
October 1, 2004 – With Russia’s Nod, Treaty on Emissions Clears Last Hurdle
October 5, 2004 – New Research Questions Uniqueness of Recent Warming
October 8, 2004 – National Briefing | Science And Health: Record Number Of Tornadoes
October 19, 2004 – Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue
October 26, 2004 – NASA Expert Criticizes Bush on Global Warming Policy
October 30, 2004 – Big Arctic Perils Seen in Warming, Survey Finds
November 3, 2004 – World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Venice Is Flooded
November 9, 2004 – As the Arctic Warms
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/andrew_c_revkin/index.html?offset=825&s=oldest
I’m guessing, that he didn’t think there was a conflict.
Is guessing allowed?
Hey Revkin !
Thanks for the tele and FAX contacts….i’ll be sure to call when i need a co-conspirator !
Scruffy Texan