But climate change skeptics say the credibility of the U.N.body has been damaged by the blunder, which media reports have termed "Climategate."

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

For anyone who believes that science benefits from transparency, Climategate was a very good thing.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: A Climate Absolution?

Whether "ClimateGate" was as significant in slowing progress in the UN talks as other factors is unclear.

BBC: 'ClimateGate': Case closed?

The forged cover memo, not the actual stolen document, contains language mirroring Climategate.

FORBES: Fakegate: The Obnoxious Fabrication of Global Warming