Highlights and images for 24 March 2022

On the fourth day of its 14th Session, Working Group III (WGIII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continued to work through the draft text of its Summary for Policymakers (SPM). This text is designed to capture key elements of WGIII’s contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on Mitigation of Climate Change.

Delegates met in one plenary session and continued their consideration of text related to recent developments and current trends related to mitigation.

In contact group meetings, delegates continued discussions of sections and subsections in the SPM relating to:

institutions, policy packages and international cooperation;
demand-side emissions reductions;
regional contributions to emissions;
finance; and
mitigation in urban settings, buildings and transport.

WGIII will continue its work on Friday, 25 March.

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Selected Photos

Silvia Kreibiehl, Chapter 15 Coordinating Lead Author

Karen Seto, Chapter 8 Coordinating Lead Author

Sebastian König, Switzerland

Svitlana Krakovska, Ukraine

William Lamb, Chapter 2 Author

Adriano Santhiago de Oliveira, Brazil

Philippe Marbaix, Belgium

Gert Jan Nabuurs, Chapter 7 Coordinating Lead Author

Dipak Dasgupta, Chapter 15 Lead Author

Miles Perry, EU

Şiir Kilkiş, Chapter 8 Lead Author

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