June 17, 2026
The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, better known as the IPCC, is considered one of the most comprehensive, rigorous, on-going and collaborative climate change assessments in the world. While most of us would be familiar with the Assessment Reports released every 7 years, we’re probably less familiar with what happens behind the scenes… How many different types of reports are there? What peer review takes place and how? How are different perspectives handled in the research? How is consensus reached in the writing of the reports? How are the scientist authors selected? And what are some of the motivations for being involved?
As the 7th assessment cycle kicks off, watch this fascinating discussion panel – our Climate Systems Hub scientists, along with Australia’s secretariat to the IPCC, shared their own insights and experiences on these questions and more.
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