Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
- by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch
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That difficult task is what the latest installment from IPCC, the Working Group 3 report on mitigation is intended to address. This past weekend, the "summary for policymakers" was released after the mad rush of government negotiations over the scientists' text took place in Berlin last week.