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===Other Countries Take Notice===

===Other Countries Take Notice===

While U.S. [[Democrats|Democratic]] politicians downplayed the Climategate controversy, and despite the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scoffing at Climategate by suggesting it provided no basis for questioning the science behind global warming, global reactions from other countries around the world took notice of the scandal. [[Saudi Arabia]] called for an independent investigation into Climategate, warning that the scandal over stolen e-mails threatened to undermine the global-warming negotiations. "The level of confidence is certainty shaken," said the Saudi Arabian negotiator. "We believe this scandal — or what has been referred to as the ‘Climategate’ scandal — we think this is definitely going to affect the nature of what could be trusted in our deliberations."<ref>Lisa Lerer. [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30291.html Saudi Arabia calls for 'climategate' investigation], ''[[Politico]]'', December 07, 2009.</ref>  

While U.S. [[Democrats|Democratic]] politicians downplayed the Climategate controversy, and despite the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scoffing at Climategate by suggesting it provided no basis for questioning the science behind global warming, global reactions from other countries around the world took notice of the scandal. [[Saudi Arabia]] called for an independent investigation into Climategate, warning that the scandal over stolen e-mails threatened to undermine the global-warming negotiations. "The level of [[confidence]] is certainty shaken," said the Saudi Arabian negotiator. "We believe this scandal — or what has been referred to as the ‘Climategate’ scandal — we think this is definitely going to affect the nature of what could be trusted in our deliberations."<ref>Lisa Lerer. [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30291.html Saudi Arabia calls for 'climategate' investigation], ''[[Politico]]'', December 07, 2009.</ref>  

[[Australia]] had planned on setting an example to lead in the fight on climate change, to become one of the first countries to install a [[cap and trade]] system. However, [[Liberal Party]] members within Australia’s parliament realized that cap and trade is based on flawed science, and resigned their portfolios rather than voting for an "emissions trading scheme".<ref>Emma Rodgers. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/26/2754654.htm Senior Liberals Desert Turnbull], ''[[ABC News]]'', November 26, 2009.</ref> According to a report from the ''Hindustan Times'', Environment Minister [[Jairam Ramesh]] believes his country cannot depend solely on reports from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [[India]] plans to create its own panel to do an independent analysis of climate change science.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/04/india-pull-ipcc-create-independent-climate-panel/ India to Pull Back From IPCC, Create Independent Climate Panel], FOXNews.com, February 04, 2010.</ref>

[[Australia]] had planned on setting an example to lead in the fight on climate change, to become one of the first countries to install a [[cap and trade]] system. However, [[Liberal Party]] members within Australia’s parliament realized that cap and trade is based on flawed science, and resigned their portfolios rather than voting for an "emissions trading scheme".<ref>Emma Rodgers. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/26/2754654.htm Senior Liberals Desert Turnbull], ''[[ABC News]]'', November 26, 2009.</ref> According to a report from the ''Hindustan Times'', Environment Minister [[Jairam Ramesh]] believes his country cannot depend solely on reports from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [[India]] plans to create its own panel to do an independent analysis of climate change science.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/04/india-pull-ipcc-create-independent-climate-panel/ India to Pull Back From IPCC, Create Independent Climate Panel], FOXNews.com, February 04, 2010.</ref>