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Can one review panel save the reputation of the International Panel on Climate Change?
By Amanda Wheat
11 September 2010 [MediaGlobal]: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has fallen far from grace since its inception in 1989. Its fourth assessment on the state of the environment won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize alongside former Vice President Al Gore. But climate skeptics have recently attacked the IPCC for erroneous claims and unsound research. Now, the Interacademy Panel (IAC) has taken on the task of an in-depth analysis of the inner workings of the IPCC and the results may decide the way climate change is tackled for years to come.
There are two recent controversies that have plagued the IPCC in the areas of evidence and leadership. What caught the eye of most skeptics was the fourth assessment’s bold prediction that Himalayan glaciers would cease to exist by 2035, a mistake that tarnished the entire 3,000-page report. It came to light that these claims were based on what is called “grey material,” or material not yet peer-reviewed and therefore unacceptable on a broad scientific basis.
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