1. Negotiations

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide governments with scientific information they can use to develop climate policies. IPCC reports are also key inputs into international climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Thousands of people from all over the world contribute to the IPCC’s work. The IPCC does not undertake new research or monitor climate-related data. Instead, it conducts assessments of the state of climate change knowledge on the basis of published and peer-reviewed scientific and technical literature. Scientists volunteer their time to assess the thousands of scientific papers published each year to provide a comprehensive summary of what is known about the drivers of climate change, impacts and future risks, and how adaptation and mitigation can reduce those risks. IPCC assessment reports are intended to be policy relevant, but not policy prescriptive. The IPPC’s first assessment report was released in 1990.

Events

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31st Session of the IPCC (IPCC-31)

The meeting focused primarily on the scoping of the Fifth Assessment Report, with the IPCC’s three Working Groups convening in parallel sessions to approve the proposed chapter outlines of their contributions to the Report. The Panel then accepted the outlines of the Working Group reports and considered a number of other issues relevant to the scope of the Fifth Assessment Report, including agreeing to treat Article 2 of the UNFCCC as a cross-cutting theme in the Report.
Event 26 October 2009 - 29 October 2009

30th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-30)

The Panel focused mainly on the scoping process for the Fifth Assessment Report with a view to providing guidance to the climate change experts who will define the outline during the AR5 scoping meeting to be held in July. The Panel also decided to proceed with the preparation of a Special Report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters, and agreed to hold a number of expert meetings on topics such as human settlements and the detection and attribution of anthropogenic climate change.
Event 21 April 2009 - 23 April 2009

29th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-29)

Delegates elected the new IPCC Bureau and the Bureau of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories as well as reelecting Rajendra Pachauri as the IPCC Chair.
Event 31 August 2008 - 4 September 2008

28th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-28)

Talks centered on the future of the IPCC, including key aspects of its work programme such as Working Group structure, main type and timing of future reports, and the future structure of the IPCC Bureau and the Bureau of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
Event 9 April 2008 - 10 April 2008

27th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-27)

Following years of work, the adoption of the Fourth Assessment Report on climate change was accompanied with mixed feelings of relief over its completion and apprehensive concern about the grave challenges that lie ahead.
Event 12 November 2007 - 17 November 2007

9th Session of IPCC Working Group III (WGIII) and 26th Session of IPCC (IPCC-26)

The meeting accepted Working Group III’s contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report titled “Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change,” including approval of the Summary for Policymakers that emphasizes that greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 70% since 1970 and that with current policies their growth is projected to continue over the next few decades.
Event 30 April 2007 - 4 May 2007

8th Session of IPCC Working Group II (WGII)

Delegates accepted Working Group II’s contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report titled “Climate Change 2007: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability,” including approval of the Summary for Policymakers and acceptance of the underlying report and Technical Summary.
Event 2 April 2007 - 6 April 2007

10th Session of the IPCC Working Group I (WGI)

There is more than a 90 percent probability that human action has contributed towards recent climate change according to the Summary for Policymakers of “Climate Change 2007: the Physical Science Basis,” which delegates approved at the meeting.
Event 29 January 2007 - 1 February 2007

25th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-25)

Delegates accepted the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and adopted its Overview Chapter, thereby realizing several years of work by the IPCC. Delegates also took action in relation to the IPCC programme and budget for 2007-09, further work on emission scenarios, election procedures, a policy and process for admitting observer organizations, the future work programme of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, consideration of a Special Report on Renewable Energy, and a review of the IPCCs terms of reference.
Event 26 April 2006 - 28 April 2006