When to get involved in AR6

Sarah ConnorsScience Officer

IPCC WGI TSU

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The Physical Science Basis

The Synthesis Report

Climate ChangeImpacts,

Adaptation and Vulnerability

Mitigationof

Climate Change

April 2021 April 2022October 2021

July 2021

Sept. 2018

Global warming of

1.5 oC

Sept. 2019

Sept. 2019

Land

Oceans and cryosphere

The IPCC AR6 timeline

How are reports

prepared?

= lead author meetings (LAMs)

Special Report on Global

Warming of 1.5 ᵒC

SR1.5 - Scoping Process

Plenary Sessions

Break Out Groups

This outline is then approved by the IPCC Plenary (delegates from 195 countries).

Selected experts scope each IPCC report outline comprising chapter titles and indicative bullets

Accepting a report outline:An IPCC Plenary

Guadalajara, Mexico, March 28 - 31st 2017

‘Flags’

Interventions

Terminology

Interpreters

IPCC Chair

Group huddle

More photos: http://enb.iisd.org/climate/ipcc45/

SR1.5 – Lead Author MeetingThe IPCC Co-Chairs

SR1.5 Authors

Author Team at Work

86 experts from 39 countries51% from developing countries38% women26% new to IPCC process

Special Report on Global

Warming of 1.5 ᵒC

FOD Review: 31 July to 24 September 2017

First Order Draft Review for SR1.5

Requirements:

You don’t have to read the whole report to be a reviewer!

Comment on a paragraph / section / chapter of the report

All comments will be made available after publication

Review comments are not be anonymous

Name, affiliation, and country of residence are published in the Annex of Reviewers in the final SR1.5 report.

Rewards:

Contribute to shaping the report

Gain IPCC process experience

Expand scientific network

Much less workload than an author

Expert Reviewers do not go unnoticed!

Example Review Comments

"Very likely" seems to contradict the use of "may" in the next line. Suggest reconsidering which uncertainty modifier to use.

Text has been modified to remove the ambiguity.

What does "spatial variation in SST" mean and why is it related to ENSO Modoki? Unclear.

We have reworked sentence to make this clearer and also referred the reader to WG1 Chp 14 for further information

The impact of ocean acidification on Caribbean corals is not mentioned, yet there is quite a lot of research in this area.

We have added "Coral ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea are at risk from ocean acidification (Albright et al 2010, Albright and Langdon 2011), although

impacts are yet to be observed"

First Order Draft Review for SR1.5

ECS Group Discussion & Reviews?

ECS discussions through network organisationsE.g. Webinars, Skypes, online chats

Brown bags

Workshops with invited speakers

Submit individual or group reviews

IPCC would be happy to provide information to facilitate these discussions.

First Order Draft Review for SR1.5

ECS Group Discussion & Review example:

Innovating the IPCC review process—the potential of young talent

Van der Veer et. al.

Climatic Change

July 2014, Volume 125, Issue 2, pp 137–148

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-014-1145-9

SR1.5 Themes

NB: Not exclusive!

First Order Draft Review for SR1.5

How to register:IPCC Main webpage - www.ipcc.ch

Required information:Chapters you are interested in reviewingPersonal detailsPublications (max 5)

All experts who submitted comments on the FOD will be invited to review the SOD and to submit further comments.

Registration closes 17 September 2017.Reviews must be submitted by 24 September 2017.

Land

Oceans & Cryosphere

To be a CLA/LA/RE:Get nominated through your country’s Focal Point

http://ipcc.ch/apps/contact/interface/focalpoints.php

Full IPCC timeline (inc. WG2 & 3 dates) available online:https://www.ipcc.ch/activities/pdf/ar6_ schedule.pdf

WGI Timeline

Overview Opportunities to get Involved

Reviewing of report drafts (FOD and SOD)

Through your research:Timely review papers New knowledge, presentations at conferences, and peer-reviewed publications

Participation in IPCC meetings – e.g. CitiesIPCC, March 2018

Contributing Authors

Chapter Scientists

Exchanges with IPCC authors

AR6 Main WG Assessment Reports:Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, Review Editors

Key SPM Messages

19 Headlineson less than 2 Pages

18

2009: WGI Outline Approved

14 ChaptersAtlas of Regional Projections

54,677 Review Commentsby 1089 Experts

2010: 259 Authors Selectedfrom 39 Countries

Summary for Policymakersca. 14,000 Words

Thank you for your attention!

Questions on the SR1.5 please email:wg1tsu@list.campus-paris-saclay.fr

Questions on the SRLand please email:tsu@ipcc-wg3.ac.uk

Questions on the SROCC please email:tsu@ipcc-wg2.awi.de

IPCC Main webpage - www.ipcc.ch