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UN climate chief admits mistake on Himalayan glaciers warning

21.01.2010 (2:08 am) – Filed under: Escendo Transitus,Unmitigated Sons of Bitches

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6994774.ece

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said yesterday that the prediction in its landmark 2007 report was “poorly substantiated” and resulted from a lapse in standards. “In drafting the paragraph in question the clear and well-established standards of evidence, required by the IPCC procedures, were not applied properly,” the panel said. “The chair, vice-chair and co-chairs of the IPCC regret the poor application of IPCC procedures in this instance.”