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:The NAS panel was asked to evaluate the work of the United Nations' [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]], focusing on the Summary for Policymakers, the only part ever read or quoted. The Summary for Policymakers, which is seen as endorsing [[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto]], is commonly presented as the consensus of thousands of the world's foremost climate scientists. Within the confines of professional courtesy, the NAS panel essentially concluded that the IPCC's Summary for Policymakers does not provide suitable guidance for the U.S. government. [http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/OpEds/LindzenWSJ.pdf] | :The NAS panel was asked to evaluate the work of the United Nations' [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]], focusing on the Summary for Policymakers, the only part ever read or quoted. The Summary for Policymakers, which is seen as endorsing [[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto]], is commonly presented as the consensus of thousands of the world's foremost climate scientists. Within the confines of professional courtesy, the NAS panel essentially concluded that the IPCC's Summary for Policymakers does not provide suitable guidance for the U.S. government. [http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/OpEds/LindzenWSJ.pdf] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, April 11, 2016
Richard Lindzen, professor of meteorology at MIT, wrote:
- The NAS panel was asked to evaluate the work of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, focusing on the Summary for Policymakers, the only part ever read or quoted. The Summary for Policymakers, which is seen as endorsing Kyoto, is commonly presented as the consensus of thousands of the world's foremost climate scientists. Within the confines of professional courtesy, the NAS panel essentially concluded that the IPCC's Summary for Policymakers does not provide suitable guidance for the U.S. government. [1]