On Saturday, 2 April, Working Group III (WGIII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continued its line-by-line review of the draft text of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the WGIII contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report. WGIII focuses on mitigation of climate change.
Delegates met in four plenary sessions to review and approve text from across the SPM, including: recent developments and current trends; system transformations to limit global warming; linkages between mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development; and strengthening the response.
In a contact group, delegates reviewed text on energy systems and lock-in from fossil fuel infrastructure. Delegates also met in huddles throughout the day, working to reach agreement on sticking points in their deliberations.
WGIII will continue working to complete the approval of the SPM.
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Selected Photos
WGIII Chair Ramón Pichs-Madruga, IPCC Vice-Chair Thelma Krug, WGI Vice-Chair Jan Fuglestvedt, and WGIII Co-Chair Jim Skea
Lindsey Cook, Friends World Committee for Consultation
Friedemann Call, Germany
Elizabeth Cameron, New Zealand
WGIII Vice-Chair Amjad Abdulla
Elmar Kriegler, Chapter 3 Lead Author
IPCC Vice-Chair Ko Barrett
Gert-jan Nabuurs, Chapter 7 Coordinating Lead Author
Paulina Jaramillo, Chapter 10 Lead Author
Shonali Pachauri, Chapter 2 Lead Author
Detlef Van Vuuren, Chapter 3 Lead Author
Nicola McPherson, Australia
Maria Jishi, Saudi Arabia
Markku Rummukainen, Sweden
Vilde Maria Lavoll, Norway