Erik Kjellström selected as author for upcoming IPCC report
The selection of authors for the IPCC's seventh assessment report (AR7) is now complete. Among those selected is Erik Kjellström, professor of climatology at SMHI.
− I am very much looking forward to contributing to the work on AR7. The IPCC reports that evaluate the state of research are very thorough and form a cornerstone of climate work, says Erik Kjellström.
Erik Kjellström is one of two coordinating authors for a chapter in the report from Working Group 2, which deals with the effects of climate change and climate adaptation in Europe.
More Swedish experts among the selected authors
The selection process for coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors is now complete. This was carried out by the respective working group's bureau after the IPCC closed the nomination process for IPCC member countries and observer organizations.
Of the total of 664 experts selected, in addition to Erik Kjellström, there are nine other experts working in Sweden who will contribute to the main report.
This is the IPCC
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is the UN climate panel, founded in 1988 by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The panel's mission is to compile and evaluate scientific knowledge about climate change, its effects, risks, and possible measures for climate adaptation and mitigation.
SMHI has been tasked by the government to act as the Focal Point (national contact point) for the UN climate panel IPCC and thus represents Sweden at IPCC decision-making meetings. The assignment also includes nominating Swedish experts to the IPCC's work and disseminating the knowledge and messages from the IPCC's reports to broad target groups.
AR7
Within the seventh assessment cycle, the IPCC will produce a main report (the seventh assessment report) consisting of contributions from the three working groups and a synthesis report.
The working groups' mission
The IPCC is divided into three main working groups and a special working group for methodological guidelines for emissions inventories. The working groups produce reports on the state of scientific knowledge on climate change. Each group focuses on different aspects of climate change.
Working Group 1: The Physical Science Basis – focuses on the physical and scientific aspects of climate change, including future scenarios.
Working Group 2: Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability – examines the consequences of climate change for ecosystems, societies, and economies, and solutions and measures for adaptation.
Working Group 3: Mitigation of climate change – examines possible solutions and measures to limit climate change.
