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An article described an expert who served as a lead author of a crucial 2007 report as lacking a basic understanding of climate science -- and incorrectly stated that he would not take part in the next United Nations climate-change panel because of concerns about its credibility.February 08, 2011, Tuesday
A new study identifies a factor that could help protect glaciers from melting: a layer of debris or pebbles.February 01, 2011, Tuesday
Exploring the logic for action on warming despite imprecise forecasts.January 18, 2011, Tuesday
The scientists involved in crafting the panel’s climate reports need to be more open to alternative views and more transparent, an independent review said.August 31, 2010, Tuesday
The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has retreated from his request that participating scientists keep a distance from the media.July 17, 2010, Saturday
Andy Revkin reports at Dot Earth that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, faulted in the past for a siege mentality, has urged its participating researchers to "keep a distance from the media" and send any press questions about their group work to supervisors.July 11, 2010, Sunday
In a sweeping exoneration, the panel said it found no evidence that scientists had manipulated their research.July 08, 2010, Thursday
Michael E. Mann, who was accused of manipulating research findings on climate science, was cleared of that charge by his university.July 02, 2010, Friday
A scientist who says he was criticizing the United Nations climate panel for failing to cite proper sources -- not questioning the validity of its conclusions -- gets an apology from a British newspaper.June 20, 2010, Sunday
The University of Virginia filed a motion in circuit court asking the state to halt an investigation into the work of a prominent climate researcher.May 28, 2010, Friday
SEARCH 175 ARTICLES ABOUT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE:
Special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
More than 190 nations gathered in Copenhagen for the second day of the climate change conference, with appeals for urgent action from the United Nations and from officials of countries endangered by the effects of global warming.
A timeline of climate study and diplomacy.