The Climate Dialogue weblog was a climate change communication project, following a request by Dutch Parliament to involve sceptics more in the climate debate. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Climate Dialogue was set up by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, and Dutch science [...]
Given the recent record low in Arctic sea ice, the melting of the Arctic was the logical choice as the first topic on the new Climate Dialogue platform. We approached around ten climate scientists to participate in the discussion. Some of them declined the invitation, mostly due to time restrictions. We were very glad that [...]
Science Magazine paid attention to the launch of climatedialogue.org: A Place for All at The Climate Science Table The Dutch government has created an online forum where “climate experts representing the full range of views” can discuss the hottest topics in climate change. The public can provide running commentary. The site, launched this week at [...]
Launch of ClimateDialogue.org Exploring different views on climate change Goal of ClimateDialogue.org ClimateDialogue.org offers a platform for discussions between invited climate scientists on important climate topics that have been subject to quite intense scientific and public debate. The goal of the platform is to explore the full range of views currently held by scientists by [...]
Climate Discussion platform ClimateDialogue.org launched The Dutch Royal Meteorological Institute (KNMI), the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and science journalist Marcel Crok launched their joint website ClimateDialogue.org - an international blog where invited scientists discuss controversial topics in climate science. There are several blogs that facilitate discussions between climate experts but since the climate debate [...]