Independent Congressional Analysis Critical of IPCC
ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Washington Times recently published an article which reports on the results of an independent analysis requested by Congress in 2006 to look into the alleged inaccuracy of the climate predictions developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is a joint project of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations that was created 1988 to study the climactic implications of human activities. According to the IPCC, average world temperatures have increased dramatically since 1900 and will continue to do so, leading to disastrous environmental consequences.
Edward J. Wegman from George Mason University chaired the panel conducting the independent analysis. After studying the IPCC’s claims, Mr. Wegman and his colleagues “found significant problems with the methods of statistical analysis used by the researchers and with the IPCC’s peer review process.” These flawed analytical tools can lead to inaccurate climactic predictions that can have significant policy and economic consequences.
Jim Kelly is the President of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C., a public interest civil and human rights law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. The opinions expressed herein are his own.
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