World may not be warming, say scientists
The United Nations climate panel faces a new challenge with scientists casting
doubt on its claim that global temperatures are rising inexorably because of
human pollution.
In its last assessment the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
said the evidence that the world was warming was “unequivocal”.
It warned that greenhouse gases had already heated the world by 0.7C and that
there could be 5C-6C more warming by 2100, with devastating impacts on
humanity and wildlife. However, new research, including work by British
scientists, is casting doubt on such claims. Some even suggest the world may
not be warming much at all.
