Was the IPCC wrong to threaten 1.3 billion people who live in the Himalayan basin to advance their agenda?

Articles in the gray literature are not always wrong. Most of it consist of government publications. As long as there is no pressure put on the agency from the White House ("W"e "W"on't mention names.), the publications are usually as accurate at those in the peer-reviewed literature. It seems strange that you cavil at gray literature while citing a newspaper editorial as your source.