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IPCC: cherish it, tweak it or scrap it?

As calls for reform intensify following recent furores about e-mails, conflicts of interest, glaciers and extreme weather, five climatologists propose ways forward for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Their suggestions range from reaffirming the panel' governing principles to increasing the number and speed of its publications to replacing the volunteer organization with a permanently staffed structure.

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See also Perspectives, page 747 . Have your say on the future of the IPCC at http://go.nature.com/orzWau .

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IPCC: cherish it, tweak it or scrap it?. Nature 463, 730–732 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463730a

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