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History and Science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Twenty-third online page shows storm scientist exiting with the glad tidings that an IPCC report represents a uniquely international and scientific consensus. Teacher then introduces an economist to explain that not everyone believed in climate change and how the IPCC handled that. Dialogue: But it was all worth it; the long nights, the heated arguments. For two reasons: first of all, all that debating resulted in better reports. Second, as the governments unanimously approved the final text and accepted the reports, they became government reports, not reports from the scientists. Each time we did them, the IPCC reports became a uniquely international and unequivocal consensus on human knowledge about climate change, it’s effects and ways to avoid the worst of those effects. Ah, it’s right there in the name, isn’t it? The InterGOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change. Thank you, Doctor! ….On that note… Strange as it might seem today, not everyone agreed that the climate was changing, or that humans were responsible for the change. What? No way! Yes way. Let me introduce Professor Pecunia to explain how the IPCC handled that You’re an economist, right? What’s an economist doing involved with the IPCC?

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