Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is open to all Members of the UN and of WMO.

New Special Reports in 2005

IPCC Third Assessment Report – Climate Change 2001

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Full report in English now available online
	Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary in Arabic (1.15 MB) Chinese (2.7 MB) English (1.13 MB) French (1.44 MB) Russian (1.38 MB) Spanish (1.35 MB) Webcast of the Press conference Original figures as ppt slides
Approved and accepted in September 2005

Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System
Full report in English now available online
	Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary in Arabic (5 MB) Chinese (3.7 MB) English (1.63 MB) French (1.92 MB) Russian (2.74 MB) Spanish (4.2 MB) Original figures as ppt slides
Approved and Accepted in April 2005

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
Information for Governments Distribution of the final draft report of Working Group 1 - 27 October 2006 letter to governments - comments on SPM are invited by 8 December 2006 Working Group 2 - available on 18 December 2006 10th Session of IPCC Working Group 1, Paris/France 29 January - 1 February 2007 Letter of Invitation for Executive Heads of International and other Organizations Letter of Invitation for designated IPCC Focal Points and Ministries for Foreign Affairs

Information for Authors Guidance Notes for Lead Authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Addressing Uncertainties Finalizing graphics and maps for a scientific report Graphics manual and information about support for graphics work

General Information about the AR4 Press information note - AR4 preparations still underway Schedule for completion Overview and approved outlines

IPCC Methodology Reports

Edited version of 2006 Guidelines available soon

Translations into non UN languages

IPCC TAR Synthesis Report - Important correction

Further Work on Emissions Scenarios

Letter to the scientific community requesting information regarding activities in scenario development
Letter
Attachment I and II

IPCC-25 Decision on further work of the IPCC on Emission Scenarios

TGNES and other Expert meetings on Scenarios
Recommendations on New Emission Scenarios Prepared by the IPCC Task Group on New Emission Scenarios (TGNES), Sevilla, March 28 2006
IPCC Workshop on New Emission Scenarios
Laxenburg, Austria, 29 June - 1 July 2005
Meeting report
IPCC Expert Meeting on Emission Scenarios
Washington D.C., 12-14 January 2005
Meeting report

Joint IPCC WG II & III Expert Meeting on Integration of Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development into the Fourth Assessment Report
St Denis, Reunion Island, France, 16-18 February 2005
Meeting report

Other Reports from IPCC Expert Meetings and Workshops

Other News
Scoping Meeting for future work programme of TFI/NGGIP Geneva, 22-24 January 2007 Call for nominations Letter (edited version) Attachment I Attachment II (Nomination form)

Last update: 6 June 2006

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