New IPCC statement out today: Remember when we claimed for years that we only used peer-reviewed scientific literature? Never mind

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From the IPCC statement here (PDF), dated June 24, 2012:

The IPCC has always recognized that non-peer reviewed literature, such as reports from governments and industry, or national statistics, can be crucial for the IPCC’s assessments. The appropriate use of such literature expands the breadth and depth of the assessment by including relevant information.

Flashback:  The 2007 IPCC report falls well short of its advertising

"People can have confidence in the IPCC's conclusions…Given that it is all on the basis of peer-reviewed literature." - Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC chairman, June 2008

"The IPCC doesn't do any research itself. We only develop our assessments on the basis of peer-reviewed literature." - Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC chairman, June 2007