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How Scientists From “Global South” Are Sidelined at IPCC

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Researchers say systemic bias at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has led to projections that perpetuate economic inequality.

Delegates and experts attend the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the IPCC in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 1, 2018. Photo: Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images When Yamina Saheb started work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2019, she was stunned at the treatment meted out to researchers from the “global south.” Diversity, equity, and inclusion seemed laughably alien concepts at the organization, which is tasked under the United Nations Environment Programme with charting a safe path for humanity through the climate crisis. Saheb, an energy economist specializing in th

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