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| The '''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change''' (IPCC) was established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the ] WMO and the ] (UNEP). It is |
The '''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change''' (IPCC) was established in ] by two ] organizations, the ] (WMO) and the ] (UNEP). It is led by government scientists, but also involves several hundred academic scientists and researchers. The IPCC monitors the available information about ] and ] and has published four major reports reviewing the latest climate science. | ||
| The IPCC was one of the forces behind the ] and in 1996 produced a report called ''Climate Change 1995'' which environmentalists consider conclusive proof for anthopogenic ] |
The IPCC was one of the forces behind the ]. | ||
| ⚫ | ] headed the IPCC until being voted out in May 2002. | ||
| ⚫ | === Climate Change 1995 === | ||
| == Publications == | |||
| ''Climate Change 1995'' is the seminal report of the ] relied upon as providing conclusive evidence supporting the ] theory. Politicians such as ] and ] have endorsed the report, but critics claim that it was doctored for political purposes. | |||
| The IPC produces a report every two years, along with a policymakers' summary of each report. | |||
| ⚫ | Dr. ], president emeritus of Rockefeller University and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, has publicly denounced the IPCC report, writing "I have never witnessed a more disturbing corruption of the peer-review process than the events that led to this IPCC report." | ||
| ⚫ | === Climate Change 1995 === | ||
| === Political Consensus and Scientific Reporting === | |||
| ⚫ | ''Climate Change 1995'' was produced in ], and is the seminal report of the ]. The report attempts to conclusive evidence supporting the ] theory. The IPCC also published a ''Policymakers’ Summary'' for makers of public policy. The summary represents a consensus of national representatives, and downplays doubts raised by individual scientific contributors. | ||
| The IPCC maintains that it represents a "scientific consensus" which supports the views in the Policymaker's Summary its biennial reports include. | |||
| This contention has been disputed in the form of the ], which critics claim to be a ] stunt. | |||
| ==== Debate over Climate Change 1995 ==== | |||
| A Dec. 20, 1995, Reuters report quoted British scientist Keith Shine, one of IPCC's lead authors, discussing the IPCC Policymakers’ Summary: "We produce a draft, and then the policymakers go through it line by line and change the way it is presented.... It's peculiar that they have the final say in what goes into a scientists' report." | |||
| Politicians such as ] and ] have endorsed the report, saying that "the science is settled". | |||
| === Policymakers' Summary === | |||
| ⚫ | Dr. ], president emeritus of Rockefeller University and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, has publicly denounced the IPCC report, writing "I have never witnessed a more disturbing corruption of the peer-review process than the events that led to this IPCC report." | ||
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A ], ], Reuters report quoted British scientist ], one of IPCC's lead authors, discussing the Policymakers’ Summary. He said: "We produce a draft, and then the policymakers go through it line by line and change the way it is presented.... It's peculiar that they have the final say in what goes into a scientists' report." | ||
| The ] (SEPP) conducted a survey of IPCC scientific contributors and reviewers and found that about half did not support the Policymakers' Summary. Parallel surveys by the Gallup organization and even by Greenpeace International produced similar results. | |||
| === Leadership === | |||
| ⚫ | ] headed the IPCC until being voted out in May 2002. | ||
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is led by government scientists, but also involves several hundred academic scientists and researchers. The IPCC monitors the available information about climate change and global warming and has published four major reports reviewing the latest climate science.
The IPCC was one of the forces behind the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Robert Watson headed the IPCC until being voted out in May 2002.
Publications
The IPC produces a report every two years, along with a policymakers' summary of each report.
Climate Change 1995
Climate Change 1995 was produced in 1996, and is the seminal report of the IPCC. The report attempts to conclusive evidence supporting the global warming theory. The IPCC also published a Policymakers’ Summary for makers of public policy. The summary represents a consensus of national representatives, and downplays doubts raised by individual scientific contributors.
Debate over Climate Change 1995
Politicians such as Bill Clinton and Al Gore have endorsed the report, saying that "the science is settled".
Dr. Frederick Seitz, president emeritus of Rockefeller University and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, has publicly denounced the IPCC report, writing "I have never witnessed a more disturbing corruption of the peer-review process than the events that led to this IPCC report."
A December 20, 1995, Reuters report quoted British scientist Keith Shine, one of IPCC's lead authors, discussing the Policymakers’ Summary. He said: "We produce a draft, and then the policymakers go through it line by line and change the way it is presented.... It's peculiar that they have the final say in what goes into a scientists' report."
The Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) conducted a survey of IPCC scientific contributors and reviewers and found that about half did not support the Policymakers' Summary. Parallel surveys by the Gallup organization and even by Greenpeace International produced similar results.