http://www.ipcc-wg3.de daily 1 2009-12-20T14:40:01Z http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/indigenous-knowledge-for-the-mitigation-of-climate-change Cairns, 27 March 2012 - Indigenous Experts, Climate Scientists and representatives of UN bodies have convened in Cairns, Australia, for a three-day workshop to discuss and analyze information related to climate change mitigation by local communities and indigenous peoples. No publisher eickemeier 2012-04-30T07:16:27Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ar5-lead-authors-meet-in-new-zealand 27 March 2012 - From March 19th to 23rd, the authors of the IPCC Working Group III contribution to the Fifth Assessment report convened in Wellington, New Zealand. Additionally to preparing for the writing of the first order draft, the second Lead Author Meeting focused on issues that are subjects of several of the individual chapters of the report. To ensure consistent treatment and a comprehensive assessment of scientific subjects such as behavioural issues the authors have agreed on a guiding document. No publisher eickemeier 2012-04-03T15:13:46Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/review-of-working-group-contributions-to-the-ipcc-5th-assessment-report-ar5-has-started The AR5, summarizing the state of scientific knowledge about climate change, is going through an elaborate system of drafting, review by experts and governments, and revision to ensure that it meets the highest standards, is comprehensive and reflects the published literature and a range of scientific viewpoints. The main stages of the IPCC review process are the review of the “first-order draft” (FOD) by scientific experts, the review of the “second-order draft” (SOD) by experts and governments and the government review of the final draft of the summary for policymakers. Following this, the final draft report and its summary for policymakers are submitted for acceptance and approval to the IPCC Plenary. No publisher eickemeier 2012-01-24T08:09:14Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ipcc-wgiii-joins-norwegian-workshop-on-human-settlements 04 November 2011 - The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency has organized a workshop on the Role of Human Settlements, Infrastructures, and Spatial Planning for Climate Change Mitigation in Oslo. Upon invitation by the Norwegian government an author team of the IPCC’s fifth Assessment Report (AR5) was able to attend the meeting to discuss a novel chapter of the upcoming assessment. No publisher eickemeier 2011-11-04T13:23:18Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/in-memoriam-leon-jay-lee-schipper-1947-2011 23 August 2011 - A leading scientist in the field of energy research, Lee Schipper died at the age of 64. Schipper was looking forward to his role as review editor for the IPCC fifth Assessment Report’s Transport chapter. He passed away on August 16th having battled cancer for several weeks. No publisher eickemeier 2011-08-24T07:14:40Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ipcc-working-group-iii-kicks-off-fifth-assessment-cycle-with-author-meeting-in-korea 21 July 2011 – More than 200 scientists congregated in Changwon, Korea from July 12th to 15th for the first meeting of lead authors of the Working Group III contribution to the fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The authors have been familiarized with the IPCC code of conduct, introduced to the writing process and have outlined the storylines of the 16 chapters of the Working Group III contribution to the AR5 that is to be published in 2014. The meeting was organized by the IPCC Working Group III (WGIII) “Mitigation of Climate Change”. No publisher eickemeier 2011-08-02T10:38:54Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/nature-climate-change-different-views-ensure-ipcc-balance In a commentary, Ottmar Edenhofer refutes accusations that the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation is biased by a conflict of interest. No publisher eickemeier 2011-07-19T12:30:37Z Link http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/srren-press-briefing-at-un-headquarters-in-new-york Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will present the Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) at the United Nations Headquarters. No publisher eickemeier 2011-06-27T12:07:24Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/media-briefing-on-joint-ipcc-wgi-wgii-wgiii-expert-meeting-on-geoengineering This media briefing provides information about the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the occasion of the Joint IPCC WGI/WGII/WGIII Expert Meeting on Geoengineering being held in Lima, Peru, from June 20 to 22, 2011. No publisher eickemeier 2011-06-21T17:33:08Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ipcc-presents-special-report-on-renewable-energy-at-the-tu-berlin In its new Special Report, the IPCC assesses the potentials of renewable energy technologies to contribute to securing future global energy supply and to mitigating climate change. The comprehensive state of knowledge assessment Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) has been presented to the public in Berlin, Germany, on 16 May 2011. No publisher eickemeier 2011-05-23T09:52:36Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ipcc-wgiii-releases-special-report-on-renewable-energy-sources-and-climate-change-mitigation Potsdam, 11 May 2011 - By 2050, a maximum of 77 percent of the world's energy supply could be provided from renewable energy sources. The share of renewable energy in the future global energy mix differs substantially among scientific scenarios. But a comprehensive review by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the large potential of renewable energy sources to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases and anthropogenic climate change. On Monday, the summary for policymakers of the ‘Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation’ (SRREN) has been approved by government representatives for IPCC member countries at the 11th Session of Working Group III in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. No publisher eickemeier 2011-05-11T12:03:03Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/ipcc-renewables-experts-meet-in-potsdam 19 January 2011 - For some fine-tuning of the much awaited IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources, about 30 scientists from all over the world met at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) this week. Participants came from Argentina, China, Nepal, India, the USA, and other countries to discuss the report, currently spanning roughly one thousand pages. No publisher eickemeier 2011-03-16T09:59:34Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/scientists-outline-framework-for-new-socioeconomic-scenarios-for-exploring-climate-change-impacts-and-responses 5 November 2010 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is facilitating the further development of socioeconomic scenarios, portraits of possible social and economic futures, by the scientific community. In a three-day workshop in Berlin that concluded on Wednesday, experts in climate change impacts, adaptation, vulnerabilities, and mitigation discussed strategies for increasing the policy relevance of studies that will be assessed in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) to be published in 2014. No publisher eickemeier 2010-11-05T13:53:59Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/francis-yamba-becomes-vice-chair-of-ipcc-working-group-iii 18 October 2010 - At the Plenary Session of the IPCC in Busan, South Korea, Francis Yamba has been appointed to Vice-Chair of the Working Group III “Mitigation of Climate Change”. His predecessor Ismail A.R. El Gizouli from Sudan has become IPCC Vice-Chair. No publisher eickemeier 2010-10-18T14:27:15Z News Item http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/news/edenhofer-welcomes-the-interacademy-council2019s-reform-recommendations-to-the-ipcc 08/30/2010 - Today, the InterAcademy Council (IAC) has released its report “Climate Change Assessments - Review of the Processes and Procedures of the IPCC”. The review committee states that the process to produce the periodic assessment reports has been “successful overall”. However, it recommends fundamentally reforming the IPCC management structure and strengthening its procedures. No publisher eickemeier 2010-09-03T09:49:17Z News Item