Why a new UN report includes (but buries) research about the impact of climate misinformation

Image caption: An oil pump jack in Weld County on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Photo credit: Hart Van Denburg / CPR News. Article by Sam Brasch. CPR News – April 6, 2022.

Politics has replaced science and technology as the main obstacle to aggressive policies necessary to avoid the worst consequences of a warmer world, scientists conclude in a new report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released Monday. The 2,900-page document details the necessary steps to put the planet on track to meet international climate targets. It also cites research that finds […]

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