Scott W wrote:
The botanist has added his two penneth to the debate in a rather
interesting piece in the comment section of today's (Monday) Times...
It starts:

"Am I worried about man-made global warming? The answer is "no" and
"yes".

No, because the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction has come up
against an "inconvenient truth". Its research shows that since 1998
the average temperature of the planet has not risen, even though the
concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has continued to
increase.

Yes, because the self-proclaimed consensus among scientists has
detached itself from the questioning rigours of hard science and
become a political cause. Those of us who dare to question the dogma
of the global-warming doomsters who claim that C not only stands for
carbon but also for climate catastrophe are vilified as heretics or
worse as deniers..."

The full article is at

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle2709551.ece

The following appears on the Met Office Hadley centre website. It does not
support the assertion that the Hadley Centre has come up against an
"inconvenient truth".

The graphs of global temperature have always shown a marked fluctaution from
year to year as there are many factors affecting global temperatures.

Alan
11 October 2007

Following the High Court ruling on the climate change film An Inconvenient
Truth - by Al Gore, the Met Office today welcomes the outcome.

The Met Office advised the Department for Children Schools and Families
(DCSF) on the guidance that will now go with the film, and also helped all
those involved in the case gain a complete understanding of what is known
about climate change and where uncertainties remain.

Director Climate Science John Mitchell said: "The Met Office is pleased that
the evidence for climate change had been accepted in a British court of law
in line with the IPCC findings that warming our planet is unequivocal, and
that it is very likely that most of this warming is caused by man-made
greenhouse gases.

"We welcome the fact that such an accessible film is being shown to schools
so that young people will be informed on climate change and encouraged to
engage with the issues that will affect their future."

The Met Office continuously works closely with DCSF, providing educational
aids on both weather and climate change.