Sir, A level of 2C rise in global temperatures will have many consequences - of which Rhodri Asby at the July meeting of PSEEG - gave just a few. The range of scientists involved in climate change research include many areas. Glaciologists, oceanographers, meteorologists, hydrologists, marine biologists, environmentalists, as well as climatologists. All these will have studied for at least three years (for an initial degree) then may have continued for a further one or two years (for a masters degree) and then chosen to study for a further three years (for a doctorate). These qualifications and the work the people do cannot be written off as worthless. As Dame Julia Slingo, chief scientist at the Met Office, said of the record breaking rainfall this winter: "The air that enters this storm system comes from that part of the Atlantic where it is obviously going to be warmer and carrying more moisture. This is just basic physics." Also data is coming in all the time to reinforce predictions made previously. Only this weekend, the fragility of coral reefs has been highlighted. Also changes are occurring to the types of fish species around the British Isles as cod, haddock and others have migrated further north due to an increase of 1.6C in water temperature since 1980. If anything global warming is happening quicker than predicted. I know that the topic of climate change can be daunting, but it is heartening to see that in a poll taken in mid-February which asked 'Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change?' a higher percent voted yes than no. Voters under 40 sided strongly with the climate change view, whilst those over 40 are more evenly divided. It is the future of their world which is being affected by the decisions being made now.

Janet Roberts,

Secretary, Pembrokeshire South East Energy Group