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SUMMARY: The U.S. State Department, in
its role as coordinator for the U.S.
Government’s role in the IPCC, requests
public comment on the activities and
process of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) in order to
facilitate the U.S. Government’s effort to
assess and enhance the IPCC’s highlevel of scientific credibility and
relevance for the evolving needs of
decision-maker.
The IPCC is a scientific
intergovernmental body set up by the
World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) and the United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP). The
IPCC’s role is to assess on a
comprehensive, objective, open, and
transparent basis the latest scientific,
technical, and socio-economic literature
produced worldwide. Consistent with
this role, the IPCC does not conduct
research, nor does it monitor climate
related data or parameters.
In order to fulfill this role, the IPCC
produces comprehensive assessment
reports at regular intervals of the state
of knowledge with respect to climate
change science; impacts, vulnerability
and adaptation; and mitigation. The
most recent of these, the Fourth
Assessment Report, was completed in
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November 2007. The First Assessment
Report was completed in 1990, the
Second Assessment Report in 1995, and
the Third Assessment Report in 2001.
These reports have been widely used as
key references for the state of knowledge
on climate change, including in
international climate discussions under
the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC). The IPCC also issues
periodic Special Reports on specific
aspects of climate change. The most
recent of these, on Carbon Dioxide
Capture and Storage, was released in
2005. The United States has played a
leading role in the IPCC since its
inception, through official contributions
and key leadership positions in IPCC
report development, as well as through
the contributions of many U.S. scientist
and experts to the reports themselves.
All IPCC reports are developed in a
manner that conforms to the IPCC
Principles and Procedures, which were
developed by participating governments
of the IPCC. Consistent with these
principles and procedures, IPCC reports
should be neutral with respect to policy,
although they need to deal objectively
with policy relevant scientific,
technical, and socio-economic factors.
Efforts are currently underway within
the IPCC to initiate a dialogue regarding
the scope and nature of IPCC activities
in the coming years. In order to inform
these discussions, the State Department
is requesting public comment regarding
aspects of the IPCC products and the
processes used to develop them.
Comments of particular value might
focus on:
—The value of comprehensive
assessments vs. special reports;
—The structure, frequency and process
for developing IPCC reports;
—Substantive areas that need stronger
coverage and, if so, why;
—Relationship of the reports to the
needs of decision-makers.
The public is also welcome to submit
comment on other aspects of the IPCC
as it sees fit. Further information about
the activities of the IPCC, as well as
IPCC reports can be found at https://
www.ipcc.ch.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail
to IPCC-future@climatescience.gov by
the prescribed deadline. Append
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and include contact details (name,
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All public comments will be made
available on the U.S. Climate Change
Science Program (CCSP) Web site at
https://www.climatescience.gov/Library/
ipcc/ipcc-future.htm as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons.
Accordingly, comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trigg Talley, U.S. Department of State,
Office of Global Change, at (202)647–
3984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IPCC
assessments and special reports and
other information about IPCC activities
are available at https://www.ipcc.ch.
Dated: February 5, 2008.
Donna L. Lee,
Foreign Affairs Officer, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6094]
Evaluation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. State Department, in its role as coordinator for the
U.S. Government's role in the IPCC, requests public comment on the
activities and process of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) in order to facilitate the U.S. Government's effort to assess
and enhance the IPCC's high-level of scientific credibility and
relevance for the evolving needs of decision-maker.
The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP). The IPCC's role is to assess on a comprehensive,
objective, open, and transparent basis the latest scientific,
technical, and socio-economic literature produced worldwide. Consistent
with this role, the IPCC does not conduct research, nor does it monitor
climate related data or parameters.
In order to fulfill this role, the IPCC produces comprehensive
assessment reports at regular intervals of the state of knowledge with
respect to climate change science; impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation; and mitigation. The most recent of these, the Fourth
Assessment Report, was completed in November 2007. The First Assessment
Report was completed in 1990, the Second Assessment Report in 1995, and
the Third Assessment Report in 2001. These reports have been widely
used as key references for the state of knowledge on climate change,
including in international climate discussions under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The IPCC also issues
periodic Special Reports on specific aspects of climate change. The
most recent of these, on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage, was
released in 2005. The United States has played a leading role in the
IPCC since its inception, through official contributions and key
leadership positions in IPCC report development, as well as through the
contributions of many U.S. scientist and experts to the reports
themselves.
All IPCC reports are developed in a manner that conforms to the
IPCC Principles and Procedures, which were developed by participating
governments of the IPCC. Consistent with these principles and
procedures, IPCC reports should be neutral with respect to policy,
although they need to deal objectively with policy relevant scientific,
technical, and socio-economic factors.
Efforts are currently underway within the IPCC to initiate a
dialogue regarding the scope and nature of IPCC activities in the
coming years. In order to inform these discussions, the State
Department is requesting public comment regarding aspects of the IPCC
products and the processes used to develop them.
Comments of particular value might focus on:
--The value of comprehensive assessments vs. special reports;
--The structure, frequency and process for developing IPCC reports;
--Substantive areas that need stronger coverage and, if so, why;
--Relationship of the reports to the needs of decision-makers.
The public is also welcome to submit comment on other aspects of
the IPCC as it sees fit. Further information about the activities of
the IPCC, as well as IPCC reports can be found at https://www.ipcc.ch.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail to IPCC-future@climatescience.gov
by the prescribed deadline. Append surname to title and to the attached
word-processing file to facilitate processing and archival (e.g.,
``IPCC Future: Smith'' and IPCC-Smith.doc), and include contact details
(name, institution, physical address, phone, and e-mail).
All public comments will be made available on the U.S. Climate
Change Science Program (CCSP) Web site at https://
www.climatescience.gov/Library/ipcc/ipcc-future.htm as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, comments will not
be edited to remove any identifying or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trigg Talley, U.S. Department of
State, Office of Global Change, at (202)647-3984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IPCC assessments and special reports and
other information about IPCC activities are available at https://
www.ipcc.ch.
Dated: February 5, 2008.
Donna L. Lee,
Foreign Affairs Officer, Department of State.
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