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> it’s the leading scientific authority on all things related to climate change No, it is not. Its purpose is different and it does not conduct any research.
by richrichie 2y ago
> it’s the leading scientific authority on all things related to climate change
No, it is not. Its purpose is different and it does not conduct any research.
As with any committee of academics, it is full of petty politics.
- Bluestein 2y ago> No, it is not. Its purpose is different How would you characterize its purpose? > and it does not conduct any research. Doesn't it? It has been issuing research-laden reports every so often. I'd appreciate being disabused of the notion that it engages in research, were it not the case ... > As with any committee of academics, it is full of petty politics. Almost certainly. Would there be - in your view - an environment or institution or process where science could be conducted without the rot of politics? I'd seem to me pettiness and the like are inherently human ...
- richrichie 2y agoIt only surveys selected papers and makes recommendations based on them. The IPCC does not conduct research. Its explicit mandate is to inform governments about dangers of climate change arising from use of fossil fuels (i.e. foregone conclusion).
- Bluestein 2y agoThey should accommodate - they really should - an "adversarial" or "counterclaims" research side.-