Written by VeganVerve

Climate change scientists have faced growing criticism in the past few months. It began with e-mails which were stolen from a British university that many interpreted as scientists altering data to fit global warming. In addition to this scandal, a report in 2007 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had a massive error contained within when it said Himalayan glaciers would melt by the year 2035.

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke to environmental ministers in Bali, Indonesia recently. He addressed the issues of the stolen e-mails and IPCC report error and the growing skepticism towards global warming.

Ki-moon stated: “To maintain the momentum, I urge you to reject last-ditch attempts by climate skeptics to derail your negotiations by exaggerating shortcomings in the […] report. Tell the world that you unanimously agree that climate change is a clear and present danger.”

In order to keep skepticism at bay and improve the overall realm of climate change science, the Met Office in Britain has proposed changing data collecting. The Met Office would like scientists around the globe to begin measuring temperatures several times a day, particularly land surface temperatures. The Met Office also proposes that independent scientists analyze the data further.

The Met Office stated: “This challenge will ensure that the datasets are completely robust and that all methods are transparent. […] Any such analysis does not undermine the existing independent datasets that all reflect a warming trend.”

The Met Office indicated that the changes to measurements should be implemented due to current measurements being “fundamentally ill-conditioned to answer 21st century questions such as how extremes are changing and therefore what adaptation and mitigation decisions should be taken.”

Overall, the U.N. and the Met Office are hoping that such decisions will decrease climate change skepticism while improving knowledge of climate change.

Source: http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/climate-change/climate-collection/

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