§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy to whom the departmental study for the IPCC "An Evaluation of Energy-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Measures to Ameliorate Them", has been circulated for peer review external to the Department.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe study has not been subject to formal peer review. It was undertaken at the specific request of the energy and industry subgroup of the 95W response strategies working group of the IPCC, and given to it at the end of November 1989. In the preparation of the study, a number of groups within and outside Government were consulted, and some provided input. Much of the data used was from published sources.
The Department's advisory council on R and D for fuel and power (ACORD) will discuss the study shortly.
§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he has any plans to update the departmental study for the IPCC "An Evaluation of Energy-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Measures to Ameliorate Them", to include new information and data, and to take account of critical reviews received since its publication.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI have no plans to update this study. It was carried out as a response to a specific request from the energy and industry subgroup of the response strategies working group of the IPCC for material to assist the work of that subgroup. The work of the subgroup is expected to be completed before the end of April.