Thursday, May 19, 2016

Re: [CRYOLIST] Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank by CSIRO


If you are interested in what the on-line press has already written on this matter:

https://cpsu-csiro.org.au/2016/03/11/hundreds-more-rally-to-support-csiro-as-the-senate-turns-up-the-heat
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/05/australia-climate-scientists/483084.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-08/inquiry-hears-of-global-concern-over-csiro-job-cuts/7228476
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-03/csiro-job-cuts-should-be-delayed-senate-committee/7380754
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-26/csiro-scientists-dismiss-climate-change-centre-as-face-saving/7357900
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-26/csiro-to-cut-275-jobs-open-new-climate-centre/7356918
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-17/csiro-redundancy-news-demotivating-says-dr-john-church/7420350
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/csiro-reveals-it-is-considering-outsourcing-climate-modelling-research-to-britain-20160308-gndjd3.html
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/15/joe-hockey-on-csiro-cuts-former-treasurers-letter-to-the-new-york-times-dissected
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/world/australia/cape-grim-climate-change-research.html
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/global-sealevel-expert-john-church-made-to-walk-the-plank-by-csiro-20160513-gov0k9.html
http://www.smh.com.au/cqstatic/gov0v7/csirosatletter.pdf
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oNpMWOSWMNdMfISN-EnvC8zHJ51LoVHgU1vBzUGvpq8
http://www.newsjs.com/url.php?p=http://mashable.com/2016/05/16/john-church-csiro-cuts
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/world/australia/australia-to-lay-off-leading-scientist-on-sea-levels.html
https://twitter.com/hashtag/csirocuts
http://www.newsjs.com/au/world-leading-australian-climate-scientist-reportedly-sacked-while-at-sea/diAy1LafyO96hjMTzjsox45FHapVM/

(and certainly more in English and different languages)

Best wishes,
-Jérôme



 Jerome Benveniste     Senior Advisor - European Space Agency/ESRIN   Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes   EO Science, Applications and Future Technologies Dpt   Via Galileo Galilei     E-mail: Jerome.Benveniste@esa.int   Frascati (Roma)         Tel : (+39) 06 941 80 553   I-00044                 Fax1: (+39) 06 941 80 552   Italy                   Fax2: (+39) 06 941 80 280 (long faxes)      ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~_/)~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ _/) _/) ~~~ ~ ~_/) ~ ~ ~~ ~~  ~~ `~~ ~~ 0 ~~ ~~  ~~ O ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ _/)~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~
On 19/05/16 01:36, Jerome Benveniste wrote:

This was also written up in today's New York Times.
See http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/world/australia/australia-to-lay-off-leading-scientist-on-sea-levels.html?_r=0


'Inconceivable to the world' and depressing indeed !



John   (and others at CSIRO),
I would be delighted to see you working in a European institution!!
Good luck for your next steps when back on land down under... confronting "the CSIRO disaster" !
Kind regards,
-Jérôme

PS: Rosemary, Pascal, can we set up an OSTST blog for channeling messages of support to John and CSIRO staff? 


 Jerome Benveniste     Senior Advisor - European Space Agency/ESRIN   Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes   EO Science, Applications and Future Technologies Dpt   Via Galileo Galilei     E-mail: Jerome.Benveniste@esa.int   Frascati (Roma)         Tel : (+39) 06 941 80 553   I-00044                 Fax1: (+39) 06 941 80 552   Italy                   Fax2: (+39) 06 941 80 280 (long faxes)      ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~_/)~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ _/) _/) ~~~ ~ ~_/) ~ ~ ~~ ~~  ~~ `~~ ~~ 0 ~~ ~~  ~~ O ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ _/)~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~


On 18/05/16 23:23, Bock, Yehuda wrote:

This was also written up in today's New York Times.

--Yehuda


On 17 May 2016, at 19:03, Rosemary Morrow <rosemary.morrow@legos.obs-mip.fr> wrote:

Dear OSTST members

Early this year we informed you of a proposed drastic cut to the CSIRO's Ocean and Atmosphere division in Hobart, including their global sea level rise group led by John Church. Many of you joined an international petition to protest against the proposed cuts, and the OSTST science leads wrote a letter of protest to the Australian Government.

Unfortunately, to no avail.  Sydney papers announced this weekend that John Church, who is currently on a research ship in the far South Pacific, received his sacking announcement by email aboard the ship. Many other scientists and engineers and technicians at CSIRO will also be made redundant.

So, one of the world's foremost oceanographic research facilities will be largely disbanded - they have strong international support, but no support from their management.

For more read :

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/global-sealevel-expert-john-church-made-to-walk-the-plank-by-csiro-20160513-gov0k9.html

Sorry to have to share this very depressing news...

Rosemary

 

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