WITNESS STATEMENT
(Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 9; Magistrates Courts Act, ss5A (3(a)) and 5B; Magistrates Courts Rules, Rule 70) STATEMENT OF: ALICE BOWS-LARKIN AGE: Over 18 OCCUPATION Professor in Climate Science and Energy Policy ADDRESS: Pariser Building H7 School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering University of Manchester M13 9PL This statement (Consisting of 12 Page(s) each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
!"#$% "$'(") (* +,'$-), (% +.#+)#(* +*/ -0#1+)$ -2+*3$ %(" -(4") -+,$5 60#-$ !(7,89+":#*; < =+*4+"> ?@AB5
"#$% &'()* +$,-./0#1(2 (- 0 "#$%*--$# 023 *45*#6 (2 )'(706* -)(*2)* 023 *2*#89 5$'()9: ,(6; 0 50#6()<'0# *75;0-(- $2 6;* *7(--($2- %#$7 (26*#206($20' 6#02-5$#606($2: (2)'<3(28 0=(06($2> ?;* ;0- 0 @(#-6 A'0-- 3*8#** (2 5;9-()- 023 ";B )'(706* 7$3*''(28 023 ;0- 5<C'(-;*3 ,(3*'9 $2 6;* 6$5() $% 0=(06($2 023 )'(706* );028*: (2)'<3(28 0 %(#-6 0<6;$#*3 7$2$8#05; 023 2(2* 5**# #*=(*,*3 D$<#20' 0#6()'*-> ?** 6;* 0660);*3 AE %$# 7$#* 3*60('>
A5 C1'+-) (% +.#+)#(* (* )2$ -0#1+)$ +*/ ()2$" +#"-"+%) $1#,,#(*,
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
!" $% &'"()*+,* -./0 /0 1' 2'3"'-*0-*+ 0-1-*$*'-
> J2 -<770#9 033(6($20' (750)6- 0#* )0<-*3 C9K
•
F> H;* 0'6(6<3* ,;*#* *7(--($2- 0#* #*'*0-*3 5<6- ,06*# =05$<#: 02$6;*# 8#**2;$<-* 80-: 3(#*)6'9 (26$ 6;* -6#06$-5;*#* ,;*#* (6 )0<-*- ,0#7(28>
•
L> H;* 2(6#$8*2 $4(3*- #*'*0-*3 06 0'6(6<3* %$#7 $M$2* (2 6;* <55*# 6#$5$-5;*#*: ,;(); '*03- 6$ ,0#7(28> G$,*=*#: 6;*9 0'-$ '*03 6$ 0 3*5'*6($2 $% 7*6;02*: ,;();: 0- 02$6;*# 8#**2;$<-* 80-: 6;*#*C9 ;0=(28 0 )$$'(28 (750)6>
•
N> O06*# =05$<# 023 -$$6 #*'*0-*3 (26$ 6;* 6#$5$-5;*#* '*03 6$ 6;* %$#706($2 $% )$26#0('-: ,;(); )0<-* ,0#7(28>
•
P> ?<'5;<# $4(3*-: -<'5;<#() 0)(3 023 -$$6 '*03 6$ 02 (2)#*0-* (2 6;* )(##<- )'$<3 )$=*#: 080(2 %<#6;*# (2)#*0-(28 6;* )'(706* ,0#7(28 (750)6 $% 6;* 0(#)#0%6> F>L H;* )$7C(2*3 *%%*)6 $% 6;*-* )$26#(C<6($2- 6$ 6;* 07$<26 $% ,0#7(28 (- <2)*#60(2 023 );0''*28(28 6$ 0-)*#60(2 5#*)(-*'9> Q2* $% 6;* #*0-$2- %$# 6;(- (- 6;06 -$7* $% 6;* *7(--($2- C*)$7* ,*''.7(4*3 8'$C0''9 0- 6;*9 0#* =*#9 '$28.'(=*3 R*>8> 6;* #*'*0-* $% AQ
L
,(6; 0 '(%*6(7* $% SFTT 9*0#-U: ,;('* $6;*#- 0#* '$)0' 023 5*#-(-6 %$# 0 7066*# $% 7(2<6*- R*>8> )$26#0('-U RJ"AA LTFP0: A;056*# VU> &- 0 #*-<'6: 0 7*6#() 6;06 )02 )$7C(2* 6;*-* 3(%%*#*26 695*- $% *7(--($2: 023 6;*(# (750)6- (- -$7*6(7*- *75'$9*3> W03(06(=* %$#)(28 (- $2* -<); 7*6#()> X-6(706*- $% 6;* ;(-6$#()0' ,0#7(28 )0<-*3 C9 6;* 0=(06($2 (23<-6#9 6$ 306* R<-(28 #03(06(=* %$#)(28U -<88*-6 6;06 6;* 6$60' ,0#7(28 (750)6 $% 0=(06($2 ;0- C**2 0#$<23 6,()* 6;06 6;02 ,$<'3 C* )0<-*3 C9 6;* AQ
L
0'$2*> O;('* 6;*#* 0#* <2)*#60(26(*- (2 6;(- =0'<* R0 6,$.%$'3 (2)#*0-*U:
-.*4* /0 3"'0*'020
6;06 033(6($20' ,0#7(28 6$ 6;06 %#$7 6;* AQ
L
0'$2* ;0- C**2 5#$3<)*3 C9 6;*-* $6;*# *7(--($2-> G$,*=*#: (6 (- (75$#6026 6$ C* )0<6($<- (% ,(-;(28 6$ *45#*-- 6;* (750)6 $% )<##*26 $# %<6<#* 0(# 6#0=*' 601(28 (26$ 0))$<26 0'' $% 6;* *7(--($2- 023 6;*(# (750)6-> H;*#* 0#* -$7* 066*756- 6$ 3$ <-(28 02 Y<5'(%6 %0)6$#I: ,;*#* 6;* ,0#7(28 3<* 6$ AQ
L
(- 7<'6(5'(*3 C9 0 50#6()<'0# %0)6$# 6$ 0))$<26 %$# 6;* 033(6($20' *7(--($2-> G$,*=*#: 0 7$#* #*0-$20C'* ,09 $% 0--*--(28 %<6<#* ,0#7(28 ,$<'3 C* 6$ )$2-(3*# 5#$D*)6*3 0=(06($2 8#$,6;: )$7C(2*3 ,(6; 029 2*, 6*);2$'$8()0' (26*#=*26($2- 6;06 709 0'6*# 6;* 5#$3<)6($2 $% *0); $% 6;* 80-*- 023 029 $6;*# $5*#06($20' );028*- 6;06 7(8;6 C* %*0-(C'*> @$# (2-602)*: (% 0(#)#0%6 ,*#* 6$ %'9 06 0 '$,*# 0'6(6<3* 6$ 0=$(3 )$26#0(' %$#706($2: 6;*9 ,$<'3 2$6 6;* 5#$3<)* ,0#7(28.(23<)(28 )$26#0('-: C<6 6;*9 709 (2)#*0-* 6;* 07$<26 $% %<*' C<#26 023 ;*2)* AQ
L
*7(66*3 3<* 6$ %'9(28 (2 0 7$#* 6<#C<'*26 50#6 $% 6;* 067$-5;*#*> O;('-6 #*)$82(-(28 6;06 6;*-* $6;*# *7(--($2- 0#* (75$#6026: (6 (- 0'-$ ,$#6; 2$6(28 6;06 6;* '$28.'(=*3 206<#* $% AQ
L
7*02- 6;06 (% 0=(06($2 8#$,6; ,*#* )<#60('*3 6$ M*#$ R(>*> 2$ 033(6($20' %'(8;6- *0); 9*0#U: 6;*2 6;* ,0#7(28 (750)6 (23<)*3 C9 6;* AQ
L
%#$7 6;* 0(#)#0%6 (2)#*0-*- (2 (75$#602)* )$750#*3 ,(6; 6;* -<7 $% 0'' 6;* *7(--($2- $=*# 6(7*> H;(- (- C*)0<-* 7$-6 $% 6;* 033(6($20' *7(--($2- ,('' 2$6 0))<7<'06* 0- 6;*(# '(%*6(7*- 0#* -$ -;$#6: ,;*#*0- AQ
L
'0-6- %$# SFTT 9*0#->
5,1/' -" $% &'"()*+,* -./0 /0 '"- 3"'-*0-*+
> F>N H;* 0=(06($2 (23<-6#9 (- 0,0#* $% 6;*-* 033(6($20' )'(706* );028* (750)6-: 023 0'-$ #*)$82(-*- 6;06 033#*--(28 $# 7(6(806(28 $2* 1(23 $% *7(--($2 )02 *40)*#C06* 02$6;*#> @$# *4075'*: 023 0- 7*26($2*3 (2 F>L: 0'6*#(28 6;* 0'6(6<3* 06 ,;(); 0(#)#0%6 %'9 )02 #*3<)* 6;* %$#706($2 $% )$26#0('- 023 )(##<- )'$<3-: C<6 '(1*'9 (2)#*0-*- %<*' C<#2: 023 ;*2)* AQ
L
*7(--($2- RO(''(07- *6 0' LTTNU> ?(7('0#'9: 2$(-* #*-6#()6($2- 023 60#8*6- 709 #*Z<(#* 033(6($20' *28(2* 50#6-: (2)#*0-(28 6;* ,*(8;6 $% 6;* 0(#)#0%6: 023 080(2 6;* %<*' C<#2> &'6;$<8; 6;*#* 0#* 0',09- -6*5- C*(28 601*2 6$ (75#$=* 6;* %<*' *%%()(*2)9 $% 0(#)#0%6: 8(=*2 02 (75*#06(=* 6$ #*3<)* %<*' )$-6-: (6 (- )'*0# 6;06 6$ 0=$(3 02 (2)#*0-* (2 AQ
L
5#$3<)6($2 %#$7 0=(06($2: 6;* 8#$,6; (2 6;* (23<-6#9 2**3- 6$ C* $%%.-*6 C9 %<*'.*%%()(*2)9 80(2- $# 0'6*#206(=* 2$2.)0#C$2 *7(66(28 %<*'-> [$#*$=*#: 6;* #*)*26 "0#(- A'(706* &8#**7*26 ;0- 0 '*80''9 C(23(28 8$0' $% 0=$(3(28 0 6*75*#06<#* #(-* $% Y,*'' C*'$,I L\A> H;*#* 0#* 3(-)<--($2-
$2.8$(28 0#$<23 ;$, 6$ 0);(*=* 6;(- ] C<6 706;*706()0''9 Y,*'' C*'$,I L\A )02 $2'9 C* 0);(*=*3 C9 5#*=*26(28 AQ
L
5#$3<)6($2: 6$ 6;* *46*26 6;06 029 -(21- 6;06 )02 0C-$#C AQ
L
0#* '0#8*# 6;02 6;* AQ
L
5#$3<)*3: '*03(28 6$ 2*6 M*#$ *7(--($2- C9 LT^T R_0--*# *6 0' LTF^: &23*#-$2 LTF^U> H;*#* (- 02 $2.8$(28 3*C06* ;(8;'(8;6(28 6;* '(7(6*3 )050)(69 $% 6;* X0#6; 6$ 0C-$#C AQ
L
6$ 6;* *46*26 2*)*--0#9 C9 LT^T>
67 /- /0 1002$*+ -.1- -.*0* 8'*,1-/9* *$/00/"' 0"243*0: +" '"- $1-*4/1)/0* /' -/$*
: Y,*'' C*'$, L\AI ,('' $2'9 C* 0);(*=*3 C9 0 ,;$'*-0'* -;(%6 0,09 %#$7 %$--(' %<*' )$7C<-6($2> H;(- ,$<'3 7*02 6;06 AQ
L
5#$3<)*3 C9 6;* 0=(06($2 -*)6$# ,$<'3 0'-$ 2**3 6$ C* #*3<)*3 6$ 2*0# M*#$>
!./0 1,1/' ("2)+ ;* )14,*)% 2'3"'-*0-*+<
[$#* )$2=*26($20''9: ,;*2 )$2-(3*#(28 8'$C0' 6*75*#06<#* 60#8*6-: 6;* 6(7*%#07* C*(28 3(-)<--*3 R3*)03*-U 6*23- 6$ '*03 206($20' 8$=*#27*26- 6$ )$2-(3*# -$<#)*- $% AQ
L
C*%$#* 0--<7(28 6;*#* ,('' C* 033(6($20' AQ
L
-(21- R-<); 0- C<#2(28 C($70-- ,(6; )0#C$2 )056<#* 023 -6$#08* RAA?UU 6$ $%%.-*6 6;*-* *7(--($2-> J2 6;* )0-* $% 6;* `a: 6;* L\A 60#8*6 R#*%*#*2)*3 (2 6;* A$5*2;08*2 &))$#3 ] ,;(); ,('' C* -<5*#-*3*3 C9 6;* "0#(- &8#**7*26U ,0- (26*#5#*6*3 C9 6;* `a _$=*#27*26 (2 (6- A'(706* A;028* &)6 0- 02 VTb )<6 (2 AQ
L
C9 LT^T 0)#$-- 0'' -*)6$#-: C<6 *4)'<3(28 (26*#206($20' 6#02-5$#6> G$,*=*#: 06 6;* 6(7* 6;06 6;(- 60#8*6 ,0- -*6: ,* 0#8<*3 6;06 C*)0<-* 6;* `aI- AQ
L
60#8*6 ,0- C0-*3 $2 0 8'$C0' 6*75*#06<#* 8$0': 0'' -$<#)*- $% AQ
L
2**3*3 6$ C* (2)'<3*3 R+$,- 023 &23*#-$2 LTTcU> H;(- ,0- $<# (2%$#7*3 023 )$2-(3*#*3 =(*, 06 6;* 6(7*>
=% 9/*( "' -./0 .10 '"- 3.1',*+
> G$,*=*#: $6;*#- ;0=* 0#8<*3 6;06 6;*-* Y(26*#206($20'I *7(--($2- -;$<'3 C* 7(6(806*3 C9 (26*#206($20' C$3(*- ] 6;* J26*#206($20' A(=(' &=(06($2 &<6;$#(69 RJA&QU (2 6;* )0-* $% 0=(06($2> [$#*$=*#: $6;*#- 0#8<* 6;06 *7(--($2 )<6- )$<'3 C* 0);(*=*3 C9 6#03(28 0=(06($2 AQ
L
*7(--($2- ,(6; $6;*# -*)6$#- ] (>*> $6;*# -*)6$#- 701* 8#*06*# )<6- 023 -*'' Y0''$,02)*-I 6$ 6;* 0=(06($2 -*)6$# -$ 6;06 (6 )02 *7(6> X(6;*# ,09: 706;*706()0''9 6;* )$26#(C<6($2 %#$7 0=(06($2 AQ
L
2**3- 6$ C* #*)$82(-*3 (2 029 *-6(706* $% 6;* 6$60' #*3<)6($2 07$<26 $% AQ
L
0)#$-- 0'' -*)6$#- )$77*2-<#06* ,(6; 0 -*6 6*75*#06<#* 8$0'> H;* A$77(66** $2 A'(706* A;028* RAAAU #*)$82(-* 6;(-: C9 -<88*-6(28 6;06 0'' $6;*# -*)6$#- ,$<'3 2**3 6$ #*3<)* *7(--($2- C9 dTb 6$ 0))$<26 %$# 0=(06($2I- AQ
L
*7(--($2- (2 %<6<#* R508* NT: AAA LTTdU> G$,*=*#: 6;(- *-6(706* 0--<7*- 6;06 $6;*# -*)6$#- 0#* 0C'* 6$ )<6 *7(--($2- C9 8#*06*# 6;02 VTb C9 LT^T> H$ 306* 6;*#* (- '(7(6*3 *=(3*2)* 6;06 6;(- ,('' C* 0);(*=*3: 023
/' $% 9/*( -.*4* 14* '" >")/3/*0
)<##*26'9 (2 5'0)* 6;06 (2)*26(=(-* *=*2 VTb #*3<)6($2- C9 LT^T: '*6 0'$2* 6;$-* #*Z<(#*3 6$ 0=$(3 0 Y,*'' C*'$, L\AI 8$0' ,;(); '(7(6- 6;* )0#C$2 C<38*6 *=*2 %<#6;*#>
6- /0 $% 9/*(
6;06 0 Y5#$5$#6($206*I #*-5$2-* %#$7 6;* 0=(06($2 -*)6$# -;$<'3 C* )$2-(3*#*3> J2 $6;*# ,$#3-: 6;06 0=(06($2 3*-*#=*- 2$ 7$#* Y-5*)(0'I -606<- 6;02 029 $6;*# -*)6$# R*>8> -;(55(28: #$03 6#02-5$#6: ;$<-*;$'3 ;*06(28 *6)>U: C*)0<-* $6;*# -*)6$#- ,('' 0'-$ -6#<88'* 6$ 3*'(=*# )<6- SVTb (2 6;* 6(7*%#07* 2*)*--0#9> J% 6;* 0=(06($2 -*)6$# ;03 6;* -07* AQ
L
)$2-6#0(26- 0- $6;*# `a -*)6$#- 06 5#*-*26: (6 ,$<'3 2**3 6$ 5'02 %$# 0C-$'<6* )<6- 6$ (6- $,2 AQ
L
*7(--($2- (2 6;* )$7(28 3*)03*- R+$,-./0#1(2 LTFPU> [$#*$=*#: (% 6;* `aI- )'(706* );028* 60#8*6 ,*#* 6$ C* -6#*286;*2*3 (2 '(2* ,(6; Y,*'' C*'$,I L\A 0- -606*3 (2 6;* "0#(- &8#**7*26 R6;* *4(-6(28 VTb 60#8*6 (- C0-*3 $2 0 eNb );02)* $% *4)**3(28 L\A: &23*#-$2 023 +$,- LTFFU: 6;*2 6;*-* )$2-6#0(26- ,$<'3 2**3 6$ #*%'*)6 )$75'*6* 8'$C0' 3*)0#C$2(-06($2 C9 LT^T R0--<7(28 2*806(=* *7(--($2 6*);2$'$8(*- 0#* 2$6 ,(3*-5#*03U>
6- /0 "24 9/*( -.1- -.* 3244*'- >")/3/*0 0244"2'+/', -.* 19/1-/"' 0*3-"4 /' -.* ?@ 14* 1- "++0 (/-. -.* ,"1) (/-./' -.* A14/0 5,4**$*'-
>