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GliderGuider

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2. It's the United Nations IPCC 5th Assessment Report on climate change

Reply to glinda (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:03 PM

Dec 2012

It was due to be released next year. It's the Big Kahuna of Climate Change. the Fourth Assessment Report was published 5 years ago in 2007.

The summary, as far as I can tell is, "Yup, we're still screwed."

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Draft AR5 report leaked. [View all] GliderGuider Dec 2012 OP

What is an AR5 report and could you summarize a little? glinda Dec 2012 #1

It's the United Nations IPCC 5th Assessment Report on climate change GliderGuider Dec 2012 #2

Is this 100% authenticated? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #3

What would 100% look like? GliderGuider Dec 2012 #4

Nevermind NoOneMan Dec 2012 #5

Yes. the spin by the leaker looks pretty right-wing to me. GliderGuider Dec 2012 #6

Thanks for the heads up, n/t CRH Dec 2012 #7

Excerpts from an article in The Guardian: GliderGuider Dec 2012 #8

He's claiming the Freedom of Information Act applies to the UN wtmusic Dec 2012 #9

CYA - he knows what he signed. nt GliderGuider Dec 2012 #10

A Contrarian Spin on the Next Big Climate Report wtmusic Dec 2012 #11

Another good paragraph from the blog: GliderGuider Dec 2012 #12

Science rarely moves in real time wtmusic Dec 2012 #13

Yep, IPCC has become, rather than an informer, a delayer. joshcryer Dec 2012 #14