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Climate: public understanding and its policy implications

Inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee (Commons), 28 February 2013 to 23 June 2014. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 19 June 2013: Dr Catherine Happer, Glasgow University Media Group, Professor Greg Philo, Glasgow University Media Group, and Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Officer, Science Media Centre
  • 26 June 2013: Professor Nick Pidgeon, Understanding Risk Research Group, Cardiff University, Professor Chris Rapley, Communicating Climate Science Policy Commission, UCL, and Dr Alex Burch, Director of Learning, Science Museum Group; Professor John Womersley, Chief Executive, Science and Technology Facilities Council, and Champion for RCUK Public Engagement with Research, Professor Tim Palmer, Vice President, Royal Meteorological Society, Professor Rowan Sutton, Director of Climate Research, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, and Professor John Pethica, Physical Secretary and Vice-President, Royal Society
  • 17 July 2013: David Jordan, Director of Editorial Policy and Standards, BBC, Ralph Lee, Head of Factual, Channel 4, and Fiona Ball, Head of Environment and Engagement, BSkyB Limited; Ros Donald, Carbon Brief, Andrew Montford, Bishop Hill Blog, and James Painter, Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • 9 September 2013: Dr James Randerson, Assistant National News Editor, environment, science and technology), The Guardian, and Catherine Brahic, News editor: environment & life sciences, New Scientist; Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian, Lewis Smith, Freelance Journalist, and Richard Black, Former BBC Environment Correspondent
  • 11 September 2013: Tony Grayling, Head of Climate Change and Communities, Environment Agency, Phil Rothwell, Head of Strategy and Engagement (Flood and Coastal Risk Management), Environment Agency, Paul Crick, Director of Planning and Environment, Kent County Council, and Katie Stead, Environment Officer, Investment and Regeneration Service, Kirklees Council
  • 9 October 2013: Rt Hon the Lord Deben, Chairman, and David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor, and David Warrilow, Head of Science, Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • 6 November 2013: Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the Government Office for Science