International pressure on PM to save the CSIRO's climate change work

International pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister to intervene to prevent further damage to Australia's global reputation caused by the CSIRO's climate science cuts.

The call comes after another leaked letter from CSIRO obtained by Fairfax Media reveals a major international weather agency wrote to CSIRO more than a year ago to express its concern about a pending cut to Australia's efforts.

The director of research for the agency, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), warned that its work relied heavily on high quality data, which was provided in part by CSIRO's Aerospan program.

CSIRO's contribution "has been incredibly important" and was "essential to ensure the continuation of high-quality services, particularly in remote regions of the Southern Hemisphere", the letter by Erland Kallen, dated April 16, 2015, said.

Read The Sydney Morning Herald story - “International pressure grows on Turnbull government over CSIRO cuts.”