Climate change and the International Panel on Climate Change
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Climate change and the International Panel on Climate Change
Thu, 11/04/2024 - 09:30 to 10:30
Location:
Speaker:
Piers Forster, Professor of Climate Physics at the University of Leeds, lead author for the International Panel on Climate Change, and chairman of the independent UK Committee on Climate Change.
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Synopsis:
With world record temperatures in 2023, this talk will discuss the current state of understanding of global climate change as well as the process of international climate science assessments and negotiations. In particular, I will discuss the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its influence on climate policy. I will also discuss the role of the UK Climate Change Committee. For both these organisations, I will illustrate my own experiences of working within them and how best to use evidence to affect international policy choices.
Biography:
Piers Forster is the founding Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures and Professor of Physical Climate Change at the University of Leeds. He researchers the causes of climate change and mitigation strategies. He has played leading roles authoring Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, including its Special Report on 1.5°C and its latest IPCC 6th Assessment Report. He has sat on the UK Government’s Climate Change Committee since 2018 and is currently serving as the Committee’s Chair, replacing Lord Deben.