'Climategate' divides scientists in Copenhagen
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Researchers have sought to speed up the ongoing Copenhagen climate talks by gathering evidence of the catastrophic impacts of accelerating global warming. But climate science has been disputed by sceptics who say such claims are unfounded. Recent research suggests that the scientific consensus within the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may have been too optimistic. A group of researchers, most of whom are authors of previous IPPC reports, said last month that sea ...