Examination of Nobel-winning climate panel finds it successful but needs better organization

Report: Climate science panel should be better run

WASHINGTON — An international panel of scientists says the acclaimed committee studying global warming needs stronger leadership and fundamental changes.

Representatives of the world’s science academies have released their report on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body that won a Nobel Prize in 2007. Last year, a series of errors embarrassed the authors of the climate report. For example the report erred in how fast the Himalayan glaciers are melting.

The InterAcademy Council, a collection of the world’s science academies, said the climate change group overall does a good job. But the council said it needs an executive director, more openness and regular changes in leadership. It also called for stronger enforcement of how it reviews its research.

Online:

The InterAcademy Council’s review: reviewipcc.interacademycouncil.net/

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: www.ipcc.ch/