Gray runs Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State and has worked in the observational andtheoretical aspects of tropical meteorological research for more than 40 years.
First, there is overwhelming academic andtheoretical support, backed up by research, for the proposition that the old style of competitive bargaining alone is unlikely to produce the best results.
The highest calling of academics is the theoreticalresearch that wins them the admiration of their colleagues and secures the votes of tenure committees.
For Thursday's report to become anything more than a piece of theoreticalresearch, its recommendations will need to be embraced not just by UK ministers and the devolved governments, but by the EU and crucially the industry itself.