Scientists, governments clash over warming report

Scientists clashed with government officials at a U.N. panel on climate change on Friday over how strongly global warming is affecting plants and animals and the degree to which humans are causing temperatures to rise.

More than 100 nations in the U.N. group agreed a final text after all-night talks that were punctuated by protests from researchers, who accused delegates of ignoring science and watering down a summary version of the report for policymakers.

Environmentalists say governments tried to weaken the report in order to avoid taking strong measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia were the main culprits at the meeting, delegates said.

"It looks like very blatant vested interests are trying to stop particular messages getting out," said Neil Adger from Britain's Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070406/sc_nm/globalwarming_scientists_dc

Not Russia

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x590412

"The United States, China and Saudi Arabia raised the many of the objections to the phrasing, often seeking to tone down the certainty of some of the more dire projections."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2797016

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/06/ap/tech/main2655335.shtml

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i am so shocked!!!












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