Pachauri: IAC Got It Wrong - Next IPCC Report Will Be Even More Political

RP: They have talked about quantifying uncertainties. To some extent, we are doing that, though not perfectly. But the issue is that in some cases, you really don't have a quantitative base by which you can attach a probability or a level of uncertainty that defines things in quantitative terms. And there, let's not take away the importance of expert judgment. And that is something the report has missed or at least not pointed out. TOI: Does this raise a larger issue of how science is used by society? And is there a political guidance to it? More...