The UN body has defended its position following the UK based newspaper The Telegraph publishing a story claiming that the cost of natural disasters has risen since 1970 due to climate change.
The IPCC are also currently under fire for including in the same report, claims that Himalayan glaciers will have dissapeared by 2035. While the IPCC have admitted the inclusion of this claim was a mistake, the fact is glaciers are melting faster than predicted and the likelihood of it being caused by human behaviour is very high.
The head of the IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri answered his critics yesterday, who called for him to step down from his role following the inclusion of the Himalayan glacier data, by stating "I am not going to stand down, I am going to stand up".