Guardian Investigation Finds Fossil Fuel Ties Among IPCC Report Authors
The newspaper reports that experts have called the panel's conflict-of-interest policy inadequate after identifying links between Saudi oil industry scientists and its climate assessments.
An investigation by The Guardian has identified links between fossil fuel companies and authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's reports.
The newspaper reported that experts described the IPCC's conflict-of-interest policy as not fit for purpose. It cited the experience of Professor Julia Steinberger, an author on the reports, who recalled meeting a fellow contributor affiliated with Saudi Aramco at her first session.
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- How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports — The Guardian — Business
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