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A New Cycle of Climate Science Assessments
A New Cycle of Climate Science Assessments
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
For more than three decades, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has prepared comprehensive scientific assessments about the drivers and risks of climate change. The assessments, released every five to seven years, also explain how mitigation and adaptation could reduce those risks. To confront the growing urgency of the climate crisis, governments around the world turn to the IPCC for guidance on emissions reductions strategies. That said, the organization makes clear that its research is not meant to be prescriptive. So, how do its findings support climate policy and action around the world? And what role does science play in shaping global climate negotiations? This week host Bill Loveless talks with IPCC’s Jim Skea about how the organization’s research contributes to public policy. Jim is the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Before his election as chair in July 2023, he was the co-chair of Working Group III of the IPCC, which focuses on climate change mitigation. Jim also served as the chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission from 2018 to 2023 and was a founding member of the United Kingdom’s Committee on Climate Change.
Released:
Feb 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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