U.S. DOE Climate Report Challenges IPCC Findings, Faces Criticism for Data Selection
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a climate assessment contradicting the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings, aiming to overturn the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding on fossil fuels. Researchers criticize the DOE report for selectively using data to minimize the threat of greenhouse gases.
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Researchers say DOE report cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases.
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