The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which issued a series of reports on climate science meant to inform governments worldwide, shared the 2007 Nobel Peace prize for its work. But the panel came under fire in early 2010 over questionable findings--including the projection that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035 instead of 2350--calling into question the quality and neutrality of the IPCC's methods.
In this CFR roundup, four experts examine the degree to which the IPCC needs to change its reporting process.
CFR's Michael Levi says the IPCC has some minor flaws that have opened it up to attack. He suggests the panel should encourage exposing mistakes and IPCC leaders should avoid taking "positions on matters of policy."
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