Some Observations on the IPCC Assessment Process 1988–2007

John W. Zillman
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John W. Zillman: Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne, 3000, Australia

Energy & Environment, 2007, vol. 18, issue 7, 869-891

Abstract: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shaped the international debate on human-induced climate change since 1988. It has developed a unique methodology for the assessment of scientific knowledge as a basis for policy formation and its reports and their use by governments have been both warmly praised and strongly criticised. Although the integrity of the IPCC assessment process has been subject to many pressures, and the demands on its Chairmen, Working Group Co-Chairs, Lead Authors, reviewers and national delegations have been heavy and sustained, this insider assessment of the overall role and operation of the IPCC over the past 20 years concludes that, on balance, the IPCC assessment process has been extraordinarily successful and that it has served the world well. The paper provides both an anecdotal and analytical view of the origin, establishment and operation of the IPCC and an evaluation of some of the main lines of criticism that have been directed at its role, its modus operandi and its reports.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1260/095830507782616896

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