UN Environmental Agency Told to Stop Lobbying and Focus on Science

The United Nations body on environmental impact, called the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has been told to stop their lobbying efforts and shift their focus to explaining the science behind climate change. The independent investigation finds that the UN’s eco-body needs to repair its damaged reputation after some recent mis-haps.

Investigators say that the IPCC should disclose outside financial interests to maintain the agency’s integrity. The report also asks for new controls to be placed into effect.

The IPCC has been under fire since it was discovered that the agency had misrepresented the rate that the Himalayan ice caps were melting. The report from the investigation says that the agency’s role should be in fact discovery, and that straying into advocacy may hurt the credibility of the UN IPCC.