His hockey stick, which purported to demonstrate the link between man-made carbon emissions and catastrophic global warming, was the central pillar of the IPCC's 2001 Third AssessmentReport, and it brought him near-legendary status in his community.
Some reveal disturbing scientific improprieties connected with preparation of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate Change 2007: Fourth AssessmentReport (commonly referred to as AR4).