Monday, August 18, 2008

The inconvenient lies…of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change By Dr. Tim Ball

My grandmother used to say, “Your sins will find you out.” It’s a variation on Sir Walter Scott’s comment, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” but far more direct to an impressionable grandson. World leaders consistently cite the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as the basis for their policies on energy and environment.  In response to my email on the subject John Baird, Canadian Minister of the Environment stated in part, “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2007, presents compelling scientific proof that the world’s climate has changed because of human action and industrial growth.  With respect to the role of carbon dioxide in causing climate change, the Panel finds that carbon dioxide is “the most important” human­produced greenhouse gas. The Government of Canada accepts the Panel’s findings, and is moving forward to address climate change.”

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