However, the Committee refused to comment on whether his behavior was normal or deviant for the field in question. This enabled Lomborg to appeal the verdict, successfully, claiming that the Committee had victimized him for political reasons, given his recent appointment as director of a major national institute for environmental research.
Sin embargo, el Comité se negó a comentar si su comportamiento era normal o no para la esfera de que se trataba, lo que permitió a Lomborg apelar el veredicto con éxito, al afirmar que el Comité lo había tratado injustamente por razones políticas, dado su reciente nombramiento como director de un importante instituto nacional para la investigación medioambiental.