Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lynne Jones (Labour). It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Thursday, 25 February 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Climate Change Research

Question: What recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the scientific case for man-made climate change; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Last year, DECC and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched the AVOID research programme on avoiding dangerous climate change which assessed the scientific research published since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fourth assessment report. The findings informed the UK delegation ahead of Copenhagen. The integrated climate programme at the Met Office Hadley centre is also providing new climate science research and expert advice on the findings of that research.

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