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| International Conference on Climate Change | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Conference on Climate Change |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Scientific conference |
| Frequency | Biennial/annual (varied) |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Organized by | Various scientific societies and intergovernmental bodies |
| Venue | Rotating international locations |
International Conference on Climate Change The International Conference on Climate Change is a recurring series of multidisciplinary meetings that brings together researchers, policymakers, and representatives from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, World Meteorological Organization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Commission to discuss climate science, impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. Delegates have included participants from United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Met Office (United Kingdom), Canadian Meteorological Centre, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and leading universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Stanford University, University of Oxford. The conference has featured keynote speakers from institutions like Royal Society, Academia Sinica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Max Planck Society and major NGOs including Greenpeace International, World Wide Fund for Nature, Friends of the Earth.
The conference convenes experts from IPCC, WMO, NASA, NOAA, European Space Agency and national research councils such as National Science Foundation (United States), Natural Environment Research Council, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Agence nationale de la recherche to exchange findings on atmospheric chemistry, cryosphere studies, oceanography, and Earth system modeling. Sessions often involve collaborations among teams from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Tyndall Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and policy bodies like Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank.
Early iterations drew upon work from United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Earth Summit (1992), Rio de Janeiro Conference, Kyoto Protocol negotiations, and scientific syntheses by IPCC First Assessment Report, IPCC Second Assessment Report, IPCC Third Assessment Report; participants included delegations from United States Department of State, European Commission, Ministry of Environment (Japan), Ministry of the Environment (Brazil). The series evolved alongside major events such as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, COP21 (Paris 2015), COP26 (Glasgow 2021), Montreal Protocol discussions and drew expertise from research centers including CSIRO, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Typical objectives align with priorities set by bodies like IPCC, WMO, UNEP, World Health Organization to synthesize peer-reviewed research from journals associated with Nature (journal), Science (journal), Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate and to inform policy instruments such as Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Recurring themes include decarbonization pathways linked to International Energy Agency scenarios, climate modeling using platforms developed at NCAR, Hadley Centre, GFDL, impacts on sectors represented by Food and Agriculture Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization and adaptation finance tied to institutions like Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility.
Notable meetings produced assessments and declarations referencing IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, technical guidance used in Nationally Determined Contributions, modeling exercises coordinated with Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), and datasets from Argo (ocean profiling floats), GRACE (satellite mission), ICESat. Outcomes have informed policy instruments from European Green Deal initiatives to national laws such as Clean Air Act amendments and influenced multinational accords including negotiations at COP21 and implementation guidance tied to Paris Agreement Article 6.
Organization often involves partnerships among IPCC, WMO, national academies like National Academy of Sciences (United States), Royal Society, Académie des sciences (France), and universities such as Imperial College London, Peking University, University of Tokyo, University of California, Berkeley. Funding and sponsorship have come from bodies including European Research Council, Horizon 2020, National Institutes of Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and corporate partners such as ExxonMobil (controversially), Shell plc, Siemens, General Electric. Participants include scientists, negotiators, representatives from United Nations, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Union, indigenous organizations like International Indian Treaty Council and civil society groups including 350.org, Sierra Club, Extinction Rebellion.
Scientific sessions have advanced understanding of radiative forcing, aerosol-cloud interactions, paleoclimate reconstructions from Vostok ice core, Greenland Ice Sheet, and projections using models developed at Met Office Hadley Centre, Princeton University, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. Research presented has fed into assessments by IPCC working groups, informed policy instruments like NDCs submitted under Paris Agreement, influenced carbon pricing proposals linked to European Union Emissions Trading System, and supported adaptation programs funded by Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility.
The conference series has faced criticism related to sponsorship ties to fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, allegations of politicization by delegations from United States Department of Energy or Ministry of Natural Resources (Canada), debates over representation of voices from Global South countries like India, Brazil, South Africa, China and disputes about peer review rigour compared with journals like Nature Climate Change and Climatic Change. Controversies have included protests by groups linked to Extinction Rebellion and Earth Liberation Front and legal or ethical debates influenced by cases such as inquiries into industry-funded research programs and cross-sector partnerships involving Chevron and BP plc.
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