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Rigour and honesty of scientists in Climategate row ‘not in doubt’

The rigour and honesty of the scientists at the centre of a row over climate research sparked when e-mails were stolen from a research centre is not in doubt, an independent review has said.

However, the review into the “climategate” affair, led by Sir Muir Russell, found the scientists at the University of East Anglia’s world-renowned climatic research unit (CRU) had not been sufficiently open about their studies.