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IPCC 2007 report was a conservative, best-case analysis

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IPCC 2007 report was a conservative, best-case analysis
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IPCC consensus process tends eliminate more dramatic findings
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IPCC report tended to use linear models
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IPCC predicts global average temperature increase of 2º–5ºC by 2100
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