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Welcome
Welcome back to the WG III newsletter. This edition looks back at our first-event virtual Lead Author Meeting (run from 14-19 April 2020), where experts and scientists from around the world came together online to work on WG III's contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). As part of our third Lead Author Meeting (LAM), we're also sharing details about a virtual outreach event to be held on 30 April with the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Ecuador, Climate Development Knowledge Network, and Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano. The registration details are below. This month's newsletter also features a huge amount of outreach undertaken by WG III Authors and members of the Technical Support Unit (TSU). Much of this has been completed virtually, with links for you to watch/listen to below. 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 Holds First-ever Virtual Lead Author Meeting
Experts and Scientists from WG III worked virtually on 14 - 19 April 2020 to advance their progress on the WG III contribution to AR6. More than 270 experts from 65 countries came together online for one week to start preparing a second draft of the report, which is currently due to be finalized in September 2021. The meeting was originally due to be hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Ecuador, but was run online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the meeting's opening ceremony, the Chair of the IPCC, Hoesung Lee, and the Minister for the Environment, Government of Ecuador, Juan Sebastián DeHowitt, expressed their support for the virtual meeting. “This is the first time that the IPCC has conducted a virtual Lead Author Meeting. I would like to acknowledge the commitment and dedication of our authors and thank the Co-Chairs of Working Group III for making this happen,” said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee. “While we know this can’t achieve the same results as a meeting in person over a week, it will show what the IPCC can achieve at a distance.”
Throughout the six-day meeting, the authors from 17 different chapters worked tirelessly across a number of timezones to prepare the second draft of the report, with the assistance and support of the WG III TSU. You can watch the video from the virtual meeting and opening ceremony below.
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Upcoming Outreach: What do the recent IPCC Findings Mean for Latin America?
To coincide with the third Lead Author Meeting, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA), supported by the Ministry of Environment (Government of Ecuador), invite you to join them in a virtual outreach event on “What do we need to know about the recent IPCC findings for Latin America?” The presentations will provide an opportunity to hear from experts from across Latin America on the recent IPCC Special Reports, as well as climate mitigation in the context of cities, transport and innovation. A Q&A after the event will allow guests to submit their own questions to the panel.
This event offers the chance for members of the public to directly engage with the IPCC in the midst of an official meeting. The sessions will be chaired by Gabriela Villamarin from Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano and Roberto Sanchez, Vice-Chair of IPCC Working Group II. The event will be formally opened by the Ministry of Environment, Government of Ecuador, with an introduction from Jim Skea, Co-chair of IPCC Working Group III. Speakers include:
- Gabriela Villamarin (FFLA)
- Patricia Velasco (FFLA)
- Suzana Kahn Riberiro (CLA, Chapter 10 - Transport)
- Oswaldo Lucon (LA, Chapter 8 - Urban systems and other settlements
- Gabriel Blanco (CLA, Chapter 16 -Innovation, technology development and transfer)
- María Virginia Vilariño (LA, Chapter 4 - Mitigation and development pathways in the near-to mid-term)
This event will be held in Spanish with a real-time English translation.
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Due to COVID-19, please check the IPCC Calendar for updates about meetings in 2020.
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IPCC extends review of Working Group I Sixth Assessment Report Second Order Draft
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has extended government and expert review of the second order draft of the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) by six weeks to allow reviewers more time in the light of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
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IPCC develops strategic response to impact of COVID-19 on work programme
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During the current global public health crisis, the IPCC Secretariat and Technical Support Units continue to operate remotely. The IPCC has been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures undertaken by governments. We support the strong and swift action undertaken worldwide, but note this has serious implications for the timely completion of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report...
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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 21 January, Cynthia Rosenzweig (CLA, SRCCL) was interviewed by Time Magazine for their Davos 2020 issue feature on 'Dinner As We Know it Is Hurting the Planet. But What If We Radically Rethink How We Make Food?'.
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On 1 February, Peter Newman (AR6 CLA) was interviewed for The Science Show with Robyn Williams on ABC Radio National Australia. He spoke about the future of transport, trams and autonomous vehicles.
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On 4 February, Jim Skea (WG III Co-Chair) spoke at the Edie Sustainability Leaders Forum, with invited guests from Unilever, BBC and more.
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On 13 February, Michael Grubb (AR6 CLA) presented to the ALPS conference of Japanese Research Institute for Earth Technologies (RITE). He presented on 'The economics of energy transformation: the 3-pillar approach, the UK experience, and some global implications' speaking to Japanese industry & government, engineering and policy researchers.
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On 24 February, Zinta Zommers (SRCCL LA) presented to the EU Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) on 'Spending for Climate Change Adaptaion'.
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On 27 February, Benjamin Sovacool (AR6 LA) presented on 'Defining, conceptualizing, and accelerating energy and low-carbon transitions' at the Energy Transitions 2020 Conference in Joensuu, Finland.
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On 28 February, Members of the WGIII TSU based at Ahmedabad University participated in the second Annual Sustainability Fair organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2020. They shared information about IPCC’s role and activities and shared findings from the three Special Reports of the ongoing AR6 cycle in an exhibition. Participants included members from academia, government officials, industry, researchers and civil society organisation representatives.
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On 9 March, Michael Grubb (AR6 CLA) spoke to Bank of England staff and academics on 'Informing the 2021 Bank of England Stress Test on the financial risks from climate change Innovation processes and sectoral transitions'.
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On 7 April, Eamon Haughey (WG III TSU) joined a virtual Round Table discussion on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land at Trinity College Dublin, disucssing how findings from the report affect Ireland and the Irish land sector.
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On 18 and 20 March, Francis X Johnson (SRCCL LA) presented the Special Report on Climate Change and Land to Resources for the Future and the World Wildlife Fund.
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On 20-25 January, Amit Garg and Ajay Kumar Singh (Lead Authors of AR6 and the Refinement) spoke at a workshop on Global Environment and Greenhouse Gases from Energy Systems. The event was organized by the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute in Kolkata, India.
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On 8 February, Ajay Kumar Singh (AR6 LA) delivered an invited talk at a National Seminar on 'Conventional to Renewables – Transition in Indian Power Sector' in Kolkata, India. He focused on some of the advancements brought in fugitive methane estimation in the 2019 Refinements of the Sixth Assessment Cycle.
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On 12-15 February, Frank Jotzo (AR6 LA) spoke about Policy and Regulations at the closing plenary of the 7th IAEE Asia-Oceania Conference (2020).
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On 13 February, Margot Hurlbert (SRCCL LA) spoke at the Inaugural Lecture of Academics For Climate series at the University of Regina on 'Climate Change: Where are we, and what might the future bring? Scenarios and Pathways'.
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On 17 February, Peter Newman (AR6 CLA) was interviewed by Indus News Pakistan about 'Pakistan's Path to a Green Future'.
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On 24-25 February, Benjamin Sovacool (AR6 LA) delivered a keynote lecture on 'Accelerating energy and low-carbon transitions' at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
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On 28 February, Elena Verdolini (AR6 LA) gave a remote talk on 'Climate Change: Risks, Costs and challenges' to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.
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On 4 March, Margot Hurlbert spoke about 'Resilient Land and Water Futures' at the Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds.
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On 9 March, Cynthia Rosenzweig (SRCCL CLA) was interviewed about crops and agriculture for a Medium article on the 'Green Revolution 2.0'. It was a part of the Moonshot Catalog, a project supported by the Schmidt Foundation and AAAS.
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On 22 April, Felipe Garcia Oliva (SRCCL LA) joined a virtual panel discussion for Earth Day, held by Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. He spoke about 'the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and food sovereignty'.
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