The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its parent organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, will request an independent review of IPCC in the wake of unprecedented criticisms of the panel. The terms of reference will be set by the organization that conducts the review. Working Group II co-chair Chris Field told Science that a respected scientific organization would be tasked with the job, which he hopes will help end "a crisis of confidence" plaguing IPCC.
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