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Attacks on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Obscures Real Science
Attacks on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Obscures Real Science
Over the last few months, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been attacked for minor errors in its sprawling 2007 report on climate change. To set the record straight and provide appropriate scientific context, the Union of Concerned Scientists has assembled a series of explanatory backgrounders on specific allegations about the report.
Overall, the IPCC's conclusions remain indisputable: Climate change is happening now and human activity is causing it. Nations around the world will have to adapt to at least some climate change, including sea level rise, changes in precipitation, disruptions to agriculture, and species extinctions. But if we dramatically reduce our emissions, we can prevent the worst effects of climate change.
What is the IPCC?
The IPCC got the science right about drought and fire threats to Amazon, but got its citations wrong. More extreme weather from climate change will cause expensive damage. Chinese temperature records are reliable and consistent with global warming.