date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 09:22:07 -0000
from: "Jean Palutikof" <j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk>
subject: RE: Tyndall Centre bid and TERI
to: "Phil Jones" <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>, <j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk>, "M. Kelly@Uea. Ac. Uk" <m.kelly@uea.ac.uk>, "K. Brown@Uea. Ac. Uk" <k.brown@uea.ac.uk>, "Mike Hulme" <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>, "Trevor Davies" <t.d.davies@uea.ac.uk>

Didn't realize they have a copy of the outline bid.  Because of that, I
absolutely agree with Trevor (otherwise I don't think its very important how
we play it).

Jean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trevor davies [mailto:t.d.davies@uea.ac.uk]
> Sent: 01 February 2000 21:21
> To: p.jones@uea.ac.uk; j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk; m.kelly@uea.ac.uk;
> k.brown@uea.ac.uk; Mike Hulme
> Subject: Re: Tyndall Centre bid and TERI
>
>
> My inclination would be to be reasonably robust on this. We provided TERI
> with a copy of our outline bid on their assurance that they would provide
> sole support for our bid. They have already shared in the
> preparation of our
> bid by accepting the copy of our outline proposal.
>
> Trevor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
> To: <t.d.davies@uea.ac.uk>; <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>; <j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk>;
> <m.kelly@uea.ac.uk>; <k.brown@uea.ac.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Tyndall Centre bid and TERI
>
>
> > Any suggestions on how to play this one .......... ?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > >Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 16:00:34 +0530
> > >From: "Sujata Gupta" <sujatag@teri.res.in>
> > >To: <ritu.kumar@commonwealth.int >, <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
> > >Subject: Re: Tyndall Centre bid
> > >Content-Disposition: inline
> > >
> > >Dear Mike,
> > >
> > >TERI has a presence in London as of 25 January. My colleague Dr Ritu
> Kumar
> > there has been approached by the consortia led by Imperial College
> > >for TERI to join them. I am writing to explore the possibility of TERI
> > joining both consortia on a non-exclusive basis. This would of course
> imply
> > that we do not share/participate in the preparation of the bid.
> Any inputs
> > provided by TERI would be common to both consortia, unless it was in
> > response to a specific request by a particular partner.
> > >
> > >As we have committed to you first, we will revert to Imperial
> College for
> > a non-exclusive tie-up, only after discussing the matter with you.
> > >
> > >I am copying this email to my colleague Dr Kumar.
> > >
> > >Looking forward to hearing from you.
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >
> > >Sujata
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Sujata Gupta Ph.D.
> > >Fellow and Dean
> > >Policy Analysis Division
> >
> >************************************************************************
> > >TERI's SILVER JUBILEE CONFERENCES
> > >Celebrating 25 years of innovation and change
> > >Meet on 'Global Sustainable Development in the 21st Century'
> > >18-21 February 2000, New Delhi, India
> > >Come shape a common practical and achievable agenda
> > >Be a part of the future.
> > >More details at http://www.teriin.org/25years/
> >
> >************************************************************************
> > >T E R I
> > >New Delhi - 110 003 / India
> > >Fax  462 1770 or 463 2609    Country code 91
> > >Tel.  460 1550 or 462 2246   City code 11
> > >Web  www.teriin.org
> > >
> > >>>> Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk> 01/19/00 02:52PM >>>
> > >Thank you Sujata ...... I will keep you informed about our needs for
> > >bidding for the UK Climate Change Centre.
> > >
> > >And it *was* me that you had a conversation with in Canberra about
> > >reviewers for Chapter 3 on scenarios.  I will forward your
> suggestion on
> to
> > >the TSU II.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:56 19/01/00 +0530, you wrote:
> > >>Dear Dr Hulme
> > >>
> > >>TERI will be happy to provide sole support to the consortium
> led by you
> > >and  UEA. I was on travel and hence could not respond earlier.
> Please let
> > >me know if we can assist in any way in the preparation of the bid.
> > >>
> > >>If I recollect we had a discussion on a possible reviewer for the
> > >scenarios chapter from India who was thus far not involved
> with the IPCC
> > >process. I can suggest the name of Dr Shreekant Gupta at the
> Delhi School
> > >of Economics, New Delhi. It is quite possible that I had this
> discussion
> > >with Tom Downing. Please let me know if I am communicating to the wrong
> > >person on this matter.
> > >>
> > >>Best wishes for the new year
> > >>
> > >>Sujata
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Sujata Gupta Ph.D.
> > >>Fellow and Dean
> > >>Policy Analysis Division
> >
> >>************************************************************************
> > >>TERI's SILVER JUBILEE CONFERENCES
> > >>Celebrating 25 years of innovation and change
> > >>Meet on 'Global Sustainable Development in the 21st Century'
> > >>18-21 February 2000, New Delhi, India
> > >>Come shape a common practical and achievable agenda
> > >>Be a part of the future.
> > >>More details at http://www.teriin.org/25years/
> >
> >>************************************************************************
> > >>T E R I
> > >>New Delhi - 110 003 / India
> > >>Fax  462 1770 or 463 2609    Country code 91
> > >>Tel.  460 1550 or 462 2246   City code 11
> > >>Web  www.teriin.org
> > >>
> > >>>>> Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk> 01/05/00 06:54PM >>>
> > >>Dear Colleague,
> > >>
> > >>Thank you very much for your support for our bid to run the new UK
> Climate
> > >>Change Centre being established by three of our national research
> councils.
> > >> We have heard that just two of the seven outline bids have
> been invited
> to
> > >>submit detailed proposals and that the Consortium led by UEA is one of
> > >>these two.  Final bids are required by 29th February.  The UEA-led bid
> > >>proposes the new Centre to be called the Tyndall Centre for Climate
> Change
> > >>Research (named after the 19th century British physicist who
> experimented
> > >>with the radiative properties of greenhouse gases, John Tyndall).
> > >>
> > >>Assuming you are happy to continue sole support for our
> initiative, and
> on
> > >>the undertaking that you do not disclose our outline bid to other
> parties
> > >>who may be aligned with the other finalist (a Consortium led
> by Imperial
> > >>College and involving the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford and
> the
> > >>U. Edinburgh), then I will send you a copy of our outline proposal.
> > >>
> > >>There are a number of aspects of this outline bid that we will change
> and
> > >>develop before 29th Feb. and it may be that I am back in contact with
> you
> > >>to ask for some additional text of support about some
> concrete ways the
> UK
> > >>Tyndall Centre could collaborate with your organisation.
> > >>
> > >>We would also, of course, welcome any suggestions you may have about
> such
> > >>future collaboration.
> > >>
> > >>Best wishes for the New Year,
> > >>
> > >>Mike
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >>****************************************************************
> **********
> **
> > >>****
> > >>Dr Mike Hulme
> > >>Reader in Climatology             tel: +44 1603 593162
> > >>Climatic Research Unit            fax: +44 1603 507784
> > >>School of Environmental Science   email:  m.hulme@uea.ac.uk
> > >>University of East Anglia         web site:
> > http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~mikeh/
> > >>Norwich  NR4  7TJ
> >
> >>****************************************************************
> **********
> **
> > >>****
> > >> The estimated annual mean temperature in Central England for 1999 is
> +1.16
> > >>degC           above the 1961-90 average, the warmest year recorded in
> 341
> > >>years
> > >>
> *****************************************************************
> > >>       The estimated global-mean surface air temperature anomaly for
> 1999 is
> > >>     +0.33 deg C above the 1961-90 average, the 5th warmest year yet
> > recorded
> >
> >>****************************************************************
> **********
> **
> > >>****
> > >>          Neither of these estimates have yet been confirmed
> > >>          **************************************************
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >*****************************************************************
> **********
> > >Dr Mike Hulme
> > >Reader in Climatology             tel: +44 1603 593162
> > >Climatic Research Unit            fax: +44 1603 507784
> > >School of Environmental Science   email:  m.hulme@uea.ac.uk
> > >University of East Anglia         web site:
> http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~mikeh/
> > >Norwich  NR4  7TJ
> >
> >*****************************************************************
> **********
> > >The unconfirmed annual mean temperature in Central England for 1999 was
> > +1.16
> > >   degC above the 1961-90 average, the warmest year recorded
> in 341 years
> > >      *****************************************************************
> > >  The unconfirmed global-mean surface air temperature anomaly for 1999
> was
> > >  +0.33 deg C above the 1961-90 average, the 5th warmest year yet
> recorded
> >
> >*****************************************************************
> **********
> > >
> > >
>

