This week an important collection of documents entered the public domain. These are the answers 232 interested individuals provided to a series of questions concerning the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
A committee struck by the InterAcademy Council (an international organization of science bodies) was charged with investigating the IPCC’s procedures and processes. It invited public comments via a questionnaire earlier this year and took these comments into account before writing its report. Released in August, the report was described as ‘damning‘ by journalists (and has been updated since).
The public comments, with most names and identifying details removed, have taken this long to materialize. Persistence on the part of Canadian blogger Hilary Ostrov appears to have played an important role in shaking them loose (see here and here).
The public comments add up to 678 pages (3 mb PDF here) – and will take some time to wade through. I’ve perused them quickly and have compiled this guide to facilitate discussion of them.
Anyone who has the time to peek at this material over the next few weeks is encouraged to drop by Hilary’s blog and leave comments. If we share our thoughts, impressions, and discoveries all in one place (at least in link form), we can build on each other’s efforts.
Respondent 1 – pp. 1-3
Respondent 2 – pp. 3-6
Respondent 3 – pp. 6-8
Respondent 4 – pp. 8-11 (in Spanish)
Respondent 5 – pp. 11-13
Respondent 6 – pp. 14-15
Respondent 7 – pp. 15-18
Respondent 8 – pp. 18-21
Respondent 9 – pp. 21-23
Respondent 10 – pp. 23-26
Respondent 11 – pp. 26-28
Respondent 12 – pp. 28-30
Respondent 13 – pp. 30-32
Respondent 14 – pp. 32-34
Respondent 15 – pp. 34-37
Respondent 16 – pp. 37-39
Respondent 17 – pp. 40-41
Respondent 18 – pp. 41-45
Respondent 19 – pp. 45-50
Respondent 20 – pp. 50-53
Respondent 21 – pp. 53-56
Respondent 22 – pp. 56-59
Respondent 23 – pp. 59-63
Respondent 24 – pp. 63-67
Respondent 25 – pp. 67-72
Respondent 26 – pp. 72-75
Respondent 27 – pp. 75-77
Respondent 28 – pp. 77-82
Respondent 29 – pp. 82-88
Respondent 30 – pp. 88-91
Respondent 31 – pp. 91-93
Respondent 32 – pp. 93-96
Respondent 33 – pp. 96-100
Respondent 34 – pp. 101-102
Respondent 35 – pp. 103-104
Respondent 36 – pp. 104-108
Respondent 37 – pp. 109-110
Respondent 38 – pp. 110-113
Respondent 39 – pp. 113-116
Respondent 40 – pp. 116-120
Respondent 41 – pp. 120-125
Respondent 42 – pp. 125-130
Respondent 43 – pp. 130-132
Respondent 44 – pp. 133-137
Respondent 45 – pp. 137-141
Respondent 46 – pp. 141-146
Respondent 47 – pp. 146-149
Respondent 48 – pp. 150-151
Respondent 49 – pp. 152-154
Respondent 50 – pp. 154-158 (in French)
Respondent 51 – pp. 158-159
Respondent 52 – pp. 159-162
Respondent 53 – pp. 162-166
Respondent 54 – pp. 166-169
Respondent 55 – pp. 169-171
Respondent 56 – pp. 171-174
Respondent 57 – pp. 174-176
Respondent 58 – pp. 176-179
Respondent 59 – pp. 179-180
Respondent 60 – pp. 180-184
Respondent 61 – pp. 184-189
Respondent 62 – pp. 189-193
Respondent 63 – pp. 193-195
Respondent 64 – pp. 195-199
Respondent 65 – pp. 200-204
Respondent 66 – pp. 204-214
Respondent 67- pp. 214-216
Respondent 68 – pp. 216-222
Respondent 69 – pp. 222-226
Respondent 70 – pp. 226-230
Respondent 71 – pp. 230-232
Respondent 72 – pp. 232-235
Respondent 73 – pp. 235-238
Respondent 74 – pp. 238-243
Respondent 75 – pp. 243-245
Respondent 76 – pp. 245-249
Respondent 77 – pp. 249-251
Respondent 78 – pp. 251-261
Respondent 79 – pp. 261-266
Respondent 80 – pp. 266-269
Respondent 81 – pp. 269-271
Respondent 82 – pp. 271-276
Respondent 83 – pp. 277-280
Respondent 84 – pp. 280-283
Respondent 85 – pp. 283-285
Respondent 86 – pp. 285-288
Respondent 87 – pp. 288-290
Respondent 88 – pp. 290-295
Respondent 89 – pp. 295-297
Respondent 90 – pp. 297-301
Respondent 91 – pp. 301-305
Respondent 92 – pp. 305-316 *lengthy
Respondent 93 – pp. 316-320
Respondent 94 – pp. 321-326
Respondent 95 – pp. 326-329
Respondent 96 – pp. 330-333
Respondent 97- pp. 333-335
Respondent 98 – pp. 336-340
Respondent 99 – pp. 340-348 *lengthy
Respondent 110 – pp. 348-350
Respondent 101 – pp. 350-353
Respondent 102 – pp. 353-355
Respondent 103 – pp. 355-358
Respondent 104 – pp. 358-363
Respondent 105 – pp. 363-367
Respondent 106 – pp. 367-372
Respondent 107 – pp. 372-375
Respondent 108 – pp. 375-377
Respondent 109 – pp. 377-379
Respondent 110 – pp. 371-381
Respondent 111 – pp. 381-384
Respondent 112 – pp. 384-387
Respondent 113 – pp. 387-389
Respondent 114 – pp. 389-390
Respondent 115 – pp. 390-392
Respondent 116 – pp. 393-394
Respondent 117 – pp. 394-397
Respondent 118 – pp. 397-399
Respondent 119 – pp. 399-401
Respondent 120 – pp. 401-403
Respondent 121 – pp. 403-404
Respondent 122 – pp. 404-406
Respondent 123 – pp. 406-407
Respondent 124 – pp. 407-408
Respondent 125 – pp. 409-410
Respondent 126 – pp. 410-412
Respondent 127 – pp. 412-414
Respondent 128 – pp. 414-416
Respondent 129 – pp. 417-418
Respondent 130 – pp. 418-420
Respondent 131 – pp. 420-422
Respondent 132 – pp. 422-424
Respondent 133 – pp. 424-425
Respondent 134 – pp. 426-427
Respondent 135 – pp. 427-429
Respondent 136 – pp. 429-430
Respondent 137 – pp. 430-433
Respondent 138 – pp. 433-435
Respondent 139 – pp. 435-437
Respondent 140 – pp. 437-439
Respondent 141 – pp. 439-440
Respondent 142 – pp. 440-442
Respondent 143 – pp. 442-444
Respondent 144 – pp. 444-449 – Roger Pielke Sr.’s comments
Respondent 145 – pp. 449-452
Respondent 146 – pp. 452-455
Respondent 147 – pp. 455-457
Respondent 148 – pp. 457-459
Respondent 149 – pp. 459-462
Respondent 150 – pp. 462-463
Respondent 151 – pp. 464-466
Respondent 152 – pp. 466-467
Respondent 153 – pp. 467-469
Respondent 154 – pp. 469-471
Respondent 155 – pp. 472-473
Respondent 156 – pp. 473-476
Respondent 157 – pp. 476-477
Respondent 158 – pp. 477-479
Respondent 159 – pp. 479-480
Respondent 160 – pp. 481-483
Respondent 161 – pp. 483-486
Respondent 162 – pp. 487-488
Respondent 163 – pp. 488-490
Respondent 164 – pp. 490-491
Respondent 165 – pp. 492-495
Respondent 166 – pp. 495-497
Respondent 167- pp. 497-499
Respondent 168 – pp. 499-502
Respondent 169 – pp. 502-506
Respondent 170 – pp. 507-507
Respondent 171 – pp. 507-510
Respondent 172 – pp. 510-511
Respondent 173 – pp. 511-513
Respondent 174 – pp. 513-515
Respondent 175 – pp. 515-516
Respondent 176 – pp. 516-519
Respondent 177 – pp. 519-521
Respondent 178 – pp. 521-523
Respondent 179 – pp. 523-524
Respondent 180 – pp. 524-526
Respondent 181 – pp. 526-527
Respondent 182 – pp. 528-533 – Marcel Crok’s comments
Respondent 183 – pp. 533-535
Respondent 184 – pp. 535-536
Respondent 185 – pp. 536-538
Respondent 186 – pp. 538-540
Respondent 187 – pp. 540-541
Respondent 188 – pp. 541-544- Richard Tol’s comments
Respondent 189 – pp. 545-546
Respondent 190 – pp. 546-548
Respondent 191 – pp. 548-550
Respondent 192 – pp. 550-554
Respondent 193 – pp. 554-555
Respondent 194 – pp. 556-557
Respondent 195 – pp. 557-559
Respondent 196 – pp. 559-564
Respondent 197- pp. 565-577 – Ross McKitrick’s comments
Respondent 198 – pp. 577-579
Respondent 199 – pp. 580-581
Respondent 200 – pp. 581-584
Respondent 201 – pp. 585-587 (in French)
Respondent 202 – pp. 587-590
Respondent 203 – pp. 590-593
Respondent 204 – pp. 593-596
Respondent 205 – pp. 596-603
Respondent 206 – pp. 603-610
Respondent 207 – pp. 610-612
Respondent 208 – pp. 612-613
Respondent 209 – pp. 614-615
Respondent 210 – pp. 615-617
Respondent 211 – pp. 617-626 *lengthy
Respondent 212 – pp. 626-628
Respondent 213 – pp. 628-629
Respondent 214 – pp. 629-631
Respondent 215 – pp. 631-632
Respondent 216 – pp. 633-634
Respondent 217 – pp. 634-636
Respondent 218 – pp. 636-637
Respondent 219 – pp. 637-638
Respondent 220 – pp. 639-640
Respondent 221 – pp. 640-645
Respondent 222 – pp. 645-648
Respondent 223 – pp. 648-650
Respondent 224 – pp. 651-654
Respondent 225 – pp. 654-658
Respondent 226 – pp. 658-661
Respondent 227 – pp. 662-666
Respondent 228 – pp. 666-669
Respondent 229 – pp. 669-673
Respondent 230 – pp. 673-675
Respondent 231 – pp. 675-676
Respondent 232 – pp. 677
Interestingly, David Henderson‘s comments (which were submitted in the form of an essay, rather than as answers to specific questions) are not included in this document. Which leaves one wondering how many other submissions might still be AWOL.
