Scientist at heart of climategate row cleared

Channel 4 News
"Climate scientists must publish all their raw data and methods to ensure the research is "irreproachable", MPs examining the "climategate" row over global warming science said today. .....But Mr Willis said the committee's short inquiry - one of three reviews launched in the wake of the emails emerging - had found no evidence that Prof Jones hid or manipulated data to back up his own science. .....he committee also said it sympathised with Prof Jones over his frustration at requests from sceptics asking for information "purely to undermine his research".But Mr Willis said: "In reality, that's no excuse. If people want that information for whatever motive, provided it is a scientific motive, it's important in terms of confidence to make that available." "Climate change is a matter of global importance," Mr Willis said."Governments are spending trillions of pounds on mitigating global warming and the quality of the science has to be irreproachable."