EAERE AT IPCC
Since 2021 EAERE is an accredited observer organisation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and may designate representatives to attend Sessions of the IPCC and Sessions of a Working Group at plenary level. The admission process of organisations as observers at IPCC was adopted by the Panel at the Twenty-fifth Session (Mauritius, 26-28 April 2006), Amended following the decision of the Thirty-first Session (Bali, 26-29 October 2009) and Thirty-fifth Session (Geneva, 6-9 June 2012).
Read the list of IPCC Observer Organizations.
EAERE participated in the following IPCC events:
October 2024, Copenhagen (Denmark)
In mid-October 2024, an international group of experts convened in Copenhagen for an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scoping Meeting focused on drafting a Methodology Report and Synthesis Report concerning Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage. EAERE was represented by Soheil Shayegh.
This meeting, organized by the IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, aimed to refine the 2006 Guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories by reviewing various CDR methods based on six established criteria, which included identifying gaps in existing guidelines and assessing the significance and feasibility of methodologies for inventory compilers. Key CDR methods discussed, such as Direct Air Capture and CO2 Removal from Waterbodies, were proposed for inclusion in the updated guidelines, alongside suggestions for revisions to the existing Table of Contents and Terms of Reference.
Note by Soheil Shayegh
Sixty-first Session of the IPCC (IPCC 61)
27 July – 2 August 2024, Sofia (Bulgaria)
The 61st Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 61) was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between July 27 and August 2, 2024. Aldo Ravazzi Douvan, EAERE Policy Outreach Committeâs member, represented the Association at IPCC 61.
The Sofia meeting counted more than 230 delegates from 195 member governments. Delegates discussed the timeline for the IPCCâs seventh assessment report (AR7) cycle as well as the outlines for the Special Report on âClimate Change and Citiesâ and the Methodology Report on âShort-lived Climate Forcersâ, both of which will be published in 2027. While the delegates could not agree on the timeline for AR7 and the decision was delayed, the outline proposals for the two Reports were accepted.
Following the agreement on its outline, the IPCC launched a call for nominations of authors for its Special Report on Climate Change and Cities scheduled to be released in March 2027. IPCC seeks a wide range of perspectives, including a balance of gender, expertise and regional representation. Environmental and resources economistsâ contributions are welcomed. The deadline for submitting nominations of authors is September 20, 2024.
The forthcoming 7th IPCC Assessment Report. What role is there for environmental economists?
Within the framework of EAERE Annual Conference 2024 an IPCC policy session took place on the 4th July 2024 at KU Leuven, Belgium. The session aimed at discussing modalities and strategies to stimulate more economic research to be embedded in the IPCC 7th Assessment Cycle and more in general in IPCC processes, including covering research innovation gaps.
Chair: Simone Borghesi (EAERE President, European University Institute and University of Siena)
Speakers:
- Jos Delbeke (EAERE Policy Outreach Committee and European University Institute)
- Phoebe Koundouri (Athens University of Economics and Business and Denmark Technical University)
- Xavier Labandeira (EAERE Policy Outreach Committee and University of Vigo)
- Jan Minx (MCC Berlin)
- Massimo Tavoni (Politecnico di Milano and CMCC)
- Philippe Tulkens (EU Commission – DG Research and Innovation)
Click here to read the notes of the meeting.
Here you can find Philippe Tulkens’ speaking points.
Watch the video recording of the session on the EAERE YouTube channel.
The 57th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-57) was back in physical presence, after the pandemic period, in GenÃĻve (Switzerland), on 27-30 September 2022.
The major news is that the IPCC Synthesis Report has been rescheduled for approval in March 2023. The synthesis report, originally scheduled to be approved at this IPCC-57 session, will therefore not be available to the climate policy-makers in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) for UNFCCC COP-27 in November 2022.
The three reports by the IPCC Working Groups (WGI addresses the physical science basis of climate change; WGII addresses climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability; and WGIII addresses options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change) are ready. The three Special Reports of the 6th Assessment Cycle (2015-2022/3) are also ready: Global Warming of 1.5°C, Climate Change and Land, The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. They have been prepared with limited delay and successful efforts despite the Covid crisis; but combined delays, together with organisational problems, have impacted on the delivery of the Synthesis Report.
IPCC-57 has been consequently devoted to understand the reasons of the delay and to prepare a proposal for the 7th Assessment Cycle, to improve governance and guarantee continuity in the high quality and scientific soundness of reports production. Among issues discussed is the Transition to the Next Assessment Cycle, including lessons learned, timing of elections, length of the next cycle, structure of the IPCC and Working Parties bureaus, with special attention to gender and geographical parity.
IPCC-57 participants also considered progress reports by the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and by the Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments.
From EAEREâs point of view, interest has been raised during discussions about possible new Special Reports. The option of a specific report on economic aspects of climate change could have a potential for approval. Economic modelling, carbon pricing, carbon taxation, carbon markets, elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, âĶ, may be elements nourishing proposals to be conveyed through IPCC national scientific experts or, maybe, by EAERE itself as an Observer organisation to IPCC.
400 scientific experts designated by Parties (Governments), IGOs (International Governmental Organisations) and Observers (think tanks, civil society organisations, âĶ) participated to IPCC-57. A member of the Policy Outreach Committee, Aldo Ravazzi Douvan, participated as EAERE observer. The next meeting, mainly focused on the approval of the IPCC Synthesis Report, will be hosted again by Switzerland (Interlaken, 13-17 March 2022).
As usual, more detailed reports and comments are available thanks to the International Negotiations Bulletin by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) at https://enb.iisd.org/57th-session-intergovernmental-panel-climate-change-ipcc-57-summary and on the official website of the IPCC https://www.ipcc.ch/.
by Aldo Ravazzi Douvan
Fifty-fifth Session of the IPCC (IPCC 55) and Twelfth Session of Working Group II (WGII-12)
14-25 February 2022, online
Between February 14 and February 25 2022, the IPCC held its Fifty-fifth Session (IPCC-55) and Twelfth Session of Working Group II (WG II-12) in a virtual format with the support of Germany. The main agenda items of WGII-12 were the approval of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and acceptance of the underlying scientific technical assessment. EAERE President Phoebe Koundouri and EAERE Vice-President Enrica De Cian participated in the Sessions as EAERE representatives.
You can read their note here.
Fifty-fourth (bis) Session of the IPCC (IPCC-54 bis)
14-16 December 2021, online
At IPCC 54 bis mainly the budget of the body was presented and discussed. EAERE was present at the conference with Phoebe Koundouri and Simone Borghesi as delegates.
Fiftyâfourth Session of the IPCC (IPCCâ54) and Fourteenth Session of the Working Group I (WGIâ14)
26 July – 6 August 2021, online
During these meetings, the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate change 2021: The Physical Science Basis was presented. The report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global and regional climate simulations. EAERE was present at the conference with Xavier Labandeira and Aldo Ravazzi as delegates.
