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Welcome
News
Coming Up
More info
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Welcome
Welcome to the September IPCC Working Group III (WG III) newsletter. This continues to be a difficult time for many around the world and the WG III TSU wishes you well. This edition includes information about new dates for the Expert and Government Review of WG III's contribution to the 6th Assessment Report, as well as WG III's fourth Lead Author Meeting. In August, an IPCC press release announced the postponement after an internal WG III consultation. This is covered below, alongside further information about the implications of this schedule change to the literature cut-off date.
Next month, WG III will continue engaging virtually, hosting an event with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for business leaders on 'Climate Science and Institutional Policy'. The event will welcome speakers from IPCC (such as Vice-Chair Thelma Krug) and the ICC (such as Rob Cameron, Global Head of Public Affairs at Nestle). Further information and a link to register are below.
Finally, WG III experts, bureau members, and TSU staff continue to speak and deliver outreach virtually, much of which is still available to watch and listen to online after the event is over. Check below for a webinar, podcast, article, or roundtable that may pique your interest. Remember, if you'd like to share this newsletter with friends, colleagues or your social network you can use this link.
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WG III releases new schedule, postpones fourth Lead Author Meeting
Working Group III (WG III) has updated the schedule for its contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and postponed its final Lead Author Meeting for AR6, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to delay scientific work.
The postponement, and other changes to the WG III schedule, now means that the report will not be approved before the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, which has itself been postponed to November 2021. WG III’s Fourth Lead Author Meeting is now scheduled to take place for five days between 12 and 30 April 2021.
The cut-off date for submission of scientific literature for publication, to be included in the assessment has moved to 14 December 2020, and the government and expert review of the report’s Second Order Draft and first draft of its Summary for Policymakers has moved to the period between 18 January and 14 March 2021.
An internal consultation by WG III found that authors and experts are facing substantial challenges to their working conditions because of the pandemic. In a related press release, Priyadarshi Shukla, Co-Chair of WG III said that “We are very grateful to our authors who are continuing to work on the report despite these challenging conditions,”
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Upcoming Dates and meetings
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18 Jan - 14 March 2021
AR6 Expert & Government Review of the SOD & the FOD of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) for WG III
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Please check the IPCC website closer to the date for details about the review and how to register to review.
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Upcoming Outreach & Events
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Climate Science and Institutional Policy
An Introduction to the IPCC and its Reports for Business Leaders
15 October 2020, 14:00 CET
Virtual Event
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently preparing its next comprehensive report entitled Climate Change 2021. This webinar, hosted with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will be an opportunity for the business community to gain key insights into the work of the IPCC and the development of the next report, as well as better understand how business contributions can support the work of the IPCC through its formal review process. Participants will also have an opportunity to share how their business is using the latest climate science to help shape their corporate strategies. The session will be moderated by Majda Dabaghi, Director of Inclusive and Green Growth, ICC, and includes a Q&A session with panelists.
Speakers from the IPCC include:
- Jonathan Lynn, Head of communications
- Thelma Krug, IPCC Vice-Chair
- Melinda Tignor, Head of Working Group II Technical Support Unit
Speakers from the ICC network include:
- Rob Cameron, Global Head of Public Affairs, Nestle
- Alice Peyrard, Climate Change Commitment Director, Veolia
- Abyd Karmali OBE, Managing Director and Climate Finance Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Links and recent outreach
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For more IPCC events, please see the Outreach Calendar.
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On 4 July, Minal Pathak and Renée van Diemen from the WG III Technical Support Unit (TSU) hosted a webinar on energy innovation as part of the Ahmedabad University Conversation Series. The webinar explored how policy at the global level can influence energy innovation while simultaneously addressing wider policy objectives such as environmental protection and ensuring a stable and affordable supply of energy. WG III Co-Chairs Jim Skea and Priyadarshi Shukla provided insights on just transitions and innovation in developing countries.
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On 3 August, Alaa Al Khourdajie (WG III TSU), Shobhakar Dhakal (AR6 WG III CLA), and Edward Byers (AR6 WG III Chapter Scientist) co-authored an article titled 'Everyone Loves The Chat Box: How Climate Science Moved Online' for NPR.
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On 21 August, the WG III TSU science team (Alaa Al Khourdajie, Minal Pathak, Renée van Diemen, David L. McCollum, Purvi Vyas, and Raphael Slade) co-authored an article on the WG III third virtual Lead Author Meeting titled ' Hybrid physical and virtual meetings are the future for the IPCC' for the World Economic Forum.
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On 27 August, Heleen de Coninck (AR6 CLA) spoke online and in-person about the key messages of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C for a group of fellowship-winning scientists at the Niels Stensen Fellowship Conference, hosted by the Porticus Foundation in the Netherlands.
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On 3-4 September, Priyadarshi Shukla (WG III Co-Chair) spoke at the 26th Asia-Pacific Integrated Model International (AIM) Workshop, held by the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. He delivered a virtual Keynote address where he updated the workshop on the progress of work done by authors in preparation for the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. He touched upon the topics of key insights, lessons from the virtual Third Lead Author Meeting and the AR6 revised schedule of all Working Groups.
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On 17 September, Joni Jupesta (AR6 LA) spoke at the ESG Virtual Forum Session 'Strengthening Climate Action During Economic Downturn and a Green Recovery' held by Utrecht University and the Earth System Governance Project. Joni focussed on the role of social science in supporting a green recovery.
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On 25 September, Jim Skea (WG III Co-Chair) and Minal Pathak (WG III TSU Senior Scientist) joined the Ahmedabad University Sustainability Seminar Series to discuss Just Transition. They highlighted the Scottish experience, as well as that of other nations including the US, Canada, Germany, Norway, and Peru.
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On 16 July, Kaoru Kitajima (SRCCL LA) spoke about the Special Report on Climate Change and Land at the UN University Conversation Series event on 'Tropical Deforestation, COVID-19, and Climate Change: What Do They Have in Common'.
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On 30 July, Heleen de Coninck (AR6 CLA) joined the Business News Radio Podcast 'The Technologist' to talk about 'Fighting the Real Causes of Climate Change, not the Symptoms'.
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On 14 August, Minal Pathak (WG III TSU) was interviewed for Mint's Climate Change Tracker podcast on the 'climate crisis' and discussed the intense rains in Mumbai and western India.
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On 25 August, Linda Yanti Sulistiawati (WG III AR6 LA) discussed the issue of COVID-19 arising in the discourse on climate change in Asian Law in her talk on 'Covid 19 and Climate Change, a Legal Perspective' at the Center for ASEAN Studies' (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) Symposium on Social Science 2020.
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On 2 September Jim Skea (WG III Co-Chair) spoke at the EuroScience Open Forum webinar on 'Climate Change: local to global risks and responses'. The Forum followed 18 themes spread in 3 tracks to cover a wide spectrum of current issues at the interface between science, industry and society.
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On 8-10 September, Francesco Cherubini (SRCCL LA) spoke at the Stocktaking Seminar on aviation in-sector CO2 emissions reductions hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). He joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuels session, discussing progress made outside and within the aviation
community.
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