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Nature 424, 475 (31 July 2003) | doi:10.1038/424475b

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Strategy for climate research gets cool response

Geoff Brumfiel

A much-criticized plan for guiding US research into climate change has been issued in its final form by the Bush administration. Many climate scientists say that it has been improved, but that a fundamental flaw remains — the plan lacks the budget and mechanisms to ensure that its results influence policy-making.