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I don't like IPCC report day

If this is the only day we communicate climate science to the public, it's no wonder people don't understand the problem.

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Emily Atkin
Aug 10, 2021
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A sampling of headlines about yesterday’s IPCC report.

Wanna know a secret about the new IPCC report released yesterday? Most people who say they’ve read it have not actually read it.

What they’ve read is the 42-page “Summary for Policymakers”—which, in theory, should be totally fine. The summary document is supposed to be the world’s most comprehensive …

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