Roger Pielke Jr. has written some interesting observations (be sure to read the follow-up comments) about an interview on Democracy Now, which was based on the Mother Jones feature story on climate change ("some like it hot").

The post concerns statements made by the IPCC, or attributed to key IPCC figures, in the interview.

In the follow-up comments on Pielke's post, it becomes apparent that Rajendra Pachauri, head of the IPCC, indeed made the statement in question -- that if humanity is to survive, it has a ten-year window to cut the use of hydrocarbon fuels [my paraphrase].

Says Pielke

I am less troubled by the fact that Dr. Pauchuri made these remarks (I am sure that he sincerely believes in their substance) than I am about the overall silence about the way that IPCC science has become transformed into issue advocacy among the rank and file in the broader community of IPCC scientists. Any reactions from IPCC scientists?