{"id":5037,"date":"2022-10-13T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2022-10-12T22:19:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:19:16","slug":"rupert-reads-letter-to-peter-edwards-of-the-gwpf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/rupert-reads-letter-to-peter-edwards-of-the-gwpf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rupert Read\u2019s Letter to Peter Edwards of the GWPF"},"content":{"rendered":"

20<\/span>th <\/span>September 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear <\/span>Professor Edwards,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am writing to you in regards to your position as a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. As you will know Steve Baker recently left that role and I am hoping to persuade you to also step down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am an associate professor, working at a university. My field is philosophy although I have been campaigning on environmental issues for most of my life and, in recent\u00a0 times, I have been able to combine the two.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I see you worked for many years as a chemist in the energy sector. It must have been unimaginable to you when you started your career that renewable energy would be as cheap as it is now compared with other sources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Peter Edwards, GWPF trustee Photo: https:\/\/www.thegwpf.org\/who-we-are\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I know you\u2019ve said in the past you worry that renewables will not cut it in terms of humankind\u2019s future energy needs. If that is still the case, I would invite you, with your expertise and experience, to review recent trends in the sector as well as findings of the recent IPCC reports, if you haven\u2019t already. The scientific consensus is now that fossil fuels are causing global heating and that a transition to renewables as soon as possible is highly recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I am sure you know the role of a trustee in Britain is to: <\/span>\u201c…be the \u2018guardians of purpose\u2019, making sure that all decisions put the needs of the beneficiaries first<\/b>. It is also to safeguard the charity\u2019s assets, both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My feeling is that we are also all \u2018guardians of the future\u2019. In fact I wrote a book, <\/span>Parents for a Future \u2013 How loving our children can prevent climate collapse<\/em>, which is a call to action for present and future generations. It stresses that if we care for our own children (or in my case children of family and friends) we are committed to caring for children far into the future \u2013 and, as a result, must act now. I get the feeling that you care and want to secure the future for the next generation and those that hopefully follow.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know you think the GWPF can be a forum to encourage scrutiny and debate but you will be aware that it is so often called a science denial group that it doesn\u2019t bother refuting that description. I am sure you will also be aware that earlier this year it was called out for accepting money from fossil fuels billionaires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At present it is also the subject of a charity commission complaint. If that fails the people behind the complaint are likely to take it to court. Are you really prepared to support the GWPF through all this, even at the risk of your own good name?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a personal letter hoping to persuade you to step down from your role. But because I believe the climate issue is such a pressing one, it is also going to be published on the Writers Rebel website on Thursday (October 13th<\/span>). I believe everyone needs to know what the GWPF is and the work it is doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to talk or respond, either publicly or privately, I am more than happy to connect.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yours sincerely,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof. Rupert Read.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CALL TO ACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

We consider the GWPF to be the climate denial arm of the dark money and fossil fuel lobby network based in London\u2019s infamous Tufton Street, whose close connections to the government make it a significant obstacle to progress in addressing the climate emergency. If you feel the same, let the GWPF know by emailing info@thegwpf.org<\/a> (FAO Peter Edwards), and cc’ing us at xrwritersrebel@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Professor Rupert Read<\/strong> teaches Philosophy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, working alongside some of the world\u2019s leading climate scientists. He is a writer of many years standing, with works in the academic and popular fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

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20th September 2022 \u00a0 Dear Professor Edwards,\u00a0 I am writing to you in regards to your position as a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. As you will know Steve Baker recently left that role and I am hoping to persuade you to also step down.\u00a0 I am an associate professor, working at a […]<\/p>\n

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