Scientists to review climate body
Moves aims to restore public confidence in science of global warming after mistake over melting rates of glaciersThe UN called in the world's top scientists today to review a report by its climate body, four months after public confidence in the science of global warming was shaken by the discovery of a mistake about the melting rates of Himalayan glaciers.In an announcement at the UN in New York Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, and Rajendra Pachauri, the much-criticised head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said the InterAcademy Council, which represents 15 national academies of science, would conduct the independent review.The announcement follows months of controversy which, while not altering the scientific consensus on climate change, has given fresh ammunition to opponents of action on global warming.Pachauri has faced calls for his resignation, a controversy he acknowledged obliquely today. "We have received some criticism. We are receptive and sensitive to that and we are doing
Scientists to review climate body
The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Wed 10 Mar 10 from BBC News
Outside science academies to review warming panel
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Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
Outside science academies to review warming panel, Tue 9 Mar 10 from AP
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Fri 12 Mar 10 from CandEN
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Thu 11 Mar 10 from UPI
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Wed 10 Mar 10 from Guardian.co.uk
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Wed 10 Mar 10 from FOXNews
World's top scientists to review climate panel
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the world's most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from AP
World's top scientists to review climate panel, Wed 10 Mar 10 from AP
Acknowledging Climate-Gate, U.N. to Announce Review of Climate Panel
In the wake of errors, cover-ups and scandal, top United Nations officials will announce Wednesday a review of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Wed 10 Mar 10 from FOXNews
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