Summary for Policy Makers: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf
Article covering the report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/ipcc-report-now-or-never-if-world-stave-off-climate-disaster
From the Guardian’s article:
“The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.”
Report
The IPCC has finalized the third part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, the Working Group III contribution. It was finalized on 4 April during the 14th Session of Working Group III and 56th Session of the IPCC.
Background
The Sixth Assessment Report consists of contributions from each of the three IPCC Working Groups and a Synthesis Report (SYR), which integrates the Working Group contributions and the Special Reports produced in the cycle. The meeting to draft the outline of the Sixth Assessment Report took place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in May 2017. The draft outlines were approved by the 46th Session of the Panel in September 2017. More information on the sixth assessment cycle is available here.
The Sixth Assessment Report consists of contributions from each of the three IPCC Working Groups and a Synthesis Report (SYR), which integrates the Working Group contributions and the Special Reports produced in the cycle.
The First-Order Draft of the Working Group III contribution to AR6 underwent an expert review from 29 April – 23 June 2019. The Second-Order Draft was reviewed by experts and governments from 18 January to 14 March 2021 (Read more ). The Final Government Distribution of the final draft of the report and Government Review of the Summary for Policymakers took place from 29 November 2021 to 30 January 2022.
The Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report was finalized on 4 April 2022 during the 14th Session of Working Group III and 56th Session of the IPCC.
Approved outline to the Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report
Authors and Review Editors
The full list of Authors and Review Editors for the Working Group III contribution is available here
Press Release: Selection of Authors for IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
Press Release: Call for nomination of authors
Leaflet: Nomination of Authors for AR6
Lead Author Meetings
- First Lead Author Meeting: Edinburgh, United Kingdom,
- Second Lead Author Meeting: New Delhi, India, 30 September – 4 October 2019
- Third Lead Author Meeting: Online, 14-19 April 2020
- Fourth Lead Author Meeting: Online, 19-23 April 2021
Review and Scoping
Information on the review process and the scoping process that preceded it is available here.
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