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- 1Saudi Aramco scientists helped author key IPCC climate reports●Saudi oil scientists ended up working on most important climate reports
A Guardian investigation finds that scientists from Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco have worked as authors on IPCC climate reports, the scientific assessments that underpin global climate policy. Critics say the arrangement gives major fossil fuel producers influence over the documents used to justify emissions cuts, renewing debate about industry involvement in official climate science.
- 2Texas urged not to keep climate change out of classrooms●Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it
An editorial in Texas argues the state cannot shield itself from climate change by preventing students from learning about it. The piece, published by the San Antonio Express-News, presses back against efforts to limit or soften climate science in Texas schools, warning that ignorance will not protect the state from rising heat, drought and extreme weather already affecting the region.