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Science Academies as Political Advocates |
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by Roger A. Pielke
 What role should national science academies play in policy and politics?
One answer to this question was provided last month when eleven
national science academies sent a letter to "world leaders, including
those meeting at the Gleneagles G8 Summit in July 2005" advocating a
number of specific policy actions on climate change. The letter –
from science academies in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany,
India, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
– indicates that these national science academies perceive one of their
roles to be overt political advocacy.
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