Tuesday, August 31st 2010, 12:02 AM EDT Co2sceptic (Site Admin) views 269 | comments 2 Climate Realists Article http://climaterealists.com/6219 FRONT PAGE NEWS HEADLINE STORY CLIMATE CHANGE LIES ARE EXPOSED by Donna Bowater THE world’s leading climate change body has been accused of losing credibility after a damning report into its research practices. A high-level inquiry into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found there was “little evidence” for its claims about global warming. It also said the panel had emphasised the negative impacts of climate change and made “substantive findings” based on little proof. The review by the InterAcademy Council (IAC) was launched after the IPCC’s hugely embarrassing 2007 benchmark climate change report, which contained exaggerated and false claims that Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2035. The panel was forced to admit its key claim in support of global warming was lifted from a 1999 magazine article. The report was based on an interview with a little-known Indian scientist who has since said his views were “speculation” and not backed by research. Independen t climate scientist Peter Taylor said last night: “The IPCC’s credibility has been deeply dented and something has to be done. It can’t just be a matter of adjusting the practices. They have got to look at what are the consequences of having got it wrong in terms of what the public think is going on. Admitting that it needs to reform means something has gone wrong and they really do need to look at the science.” Climate change sceptic David Holland, who challenged leading climate change scientists at the University of East Anglia to disclose their research, said: “The panel is definitely not fit for purpose. What the IAC has said is substantial changes need to be made.” The IAC, which comprises the world’s top science academies including the UK’s Royal Society, made recommendations to the IPCC to “enhance its credibility and independen ce” after the Himalayan glaciers report, which severely damaged the reputation of climate science. It condemned the panel – set up by the UN to ensure world leaders had the best scientific advice on climate change – for its “slow and inadequate response” after the damaging errors emerged. Click source to read FULL report from Donna Bowater Source URL: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/196642/Climate-change-lies-are-exposed Comments Posted by jazznick2 on Aug 31st 2010, 3:29 AM EDT Matt Ridley in today's Times also has a rat her good opinion piece on this matter. Posted by Bomber_the_Cat on Aug 31st 2010, 7:55 AM EDT This report, from t he IAC, was not concerned with 'the Science' (probably couldn't find any) but focussed on the procedures, methods and review process of the IPCC. So, the headline in the Express is, unfortunately, as wild and inaccurate as some of the more extravagant warmist claims. In fact the IAC said that it did not call i nto question the main findings of the 2007 report and that the IPCC had "been a success and served society well". However, the report is not the total whitewash that could have been expected. It is severely critical of t he IPCC in CLIMATE CHANGE LIES ARE EXPOSED by Donna Bowater | Climate Realists 1 http://climaterealists.com/print.php...
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Climate Realists Article
http://climaterealists.com/6219
FRONT PAGE NEWS HEADLINE STORY
CLIMATE CHANGE LIES ARE EXPOSED by Donna Bowater
THE world’s leading climate change body has been accused oflosing credibility after a damning report into its researchpractices.
A high-level inquiry into the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange found there was “little evidence” for its claims aboutglobal warming.
It also said the panel had emphasised the negative impacts ofclimate change and made “substantive findings” based on little
proof.
The review by the InterAcademy Council (IAC) was launched after theIPCC’s hugely embarrassing 2007 benchmark climate change report,which contained exaggerated and false claims that Himalayan glacierscould melt by 2035.
The panel was forced to admit its key claim in support of globalwarming was lifted from a 1999 magazine article. The report wasbased on an interview with a little-known Indian scientist who hassince said his views were “speculation” and not backed by research.
Independent climate scientist Peter Taylor said last night: “The IPCC’scredibility has been deeply dented and something has to be done. It can’t just be a matter of adjusting the
practices. They have got to look at what are the consequences of having got it wrong in terms of what the publicthink is going on. Admitting that it needs to reform means something has gone wrong and they really do need tolook at the science.”
Climate change sceptic David Holland, who challenged leading climate change scientists at the University of EastAnglia to disclose their research, said: “The panel is definitely not fit for purpose. What the IAC has said issubstantial changes need to be made.”The IAC, which comprises the world’s top science academies including the UK’s Royal Society, maderecommendations to the IPCC to “enhance its credibility and independence” after the Himalayan glaciers report,which severely damaged the reputation of climate science.
It condemned the panel – set up by the UN to ensure world leaders had the best scientific advice on climatechange – for its “slow and inadequate response” after the damaging errors emerged.
Click source to read FULL report from Donna Bowater
Source URL:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/196642/Climate-change-lies-are-exposed
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Posted by jazznick2 on Aug 31st 2010, 3:29 AM EDT
Matt Ridley in today's Times also has a rather good opinion pieceon this matter.
Posted by Bomber_the_Cat on Aug 31st 2010, 7:55 AM EDT
This report, from the IAC, was not concerned with 'the Science' (probably couldn't find any) but focussed on theprocedures, methods and review process of the IPCC. So, the headline in the Express is, unfortunately, as wild andinaccurate as some of the more extravagant warmist claims. In fact the IAC said that it did not call into questionthe main findings of the 2007 report and that the IPCC had "been a success and served society well".
However, the report is not the total whitewash that could have been expected. It is severely critical of the IPCC in
CLIMATE CHANGE LIES ARE EXPOSED by Donna Bowater | Climate Realists
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places. And whilst it falls short of actually calling for Mr Pachauri to be sacked, in more diplomatic language it says
that the tenure of chairman should be shorter, "In the future no individual should chair the IPCC for more than onesix-year term", in other words - Pachauri should be sacked!
Jazznick, Rupert Murdoch has put the Times behind a paywall. Any chance of quoting a bit of Ridley's article here?Edit : Whoops - that will be no doubt be the article already posted on this site, one before this one.
Comment edited by Bomber_the_Cat (forum) on Tuesday August 31, 2010 at 8:04 AM EDT
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