Sceptics hail leaked climate change draft

A landmark report on climate change which was leaked online was seized upon by sceptics last night as evidence that man-made emissions are not behind global warming.

However, the report by the UN’s climate science panel, also found scientists believe it is now “virtually certain” that human greenhouse gas emissions trap energy that warms the planet.

The disparity between the interpretation of the report, which was not due to be released until next year, is due to conflicts of interests between different groups.