Notice2022-00811
Call for Expert Reviewers To Submit Comments on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Synthesis Report
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Published
January 25, 2022
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State Department
Abstract
The Department of State, in cooperation with the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), requests expert review of the first draft of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report (SYR).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3885-3886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00811]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11626]
Call for Expert Reviewers To Submit Comments on the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment
Synthesis Report
ACTION: Notice of request for expert review.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State, in cooperation with the United States
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), requests expert review of the
first draft of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth
Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report (SYR).
DATES: Starting January 10, 2022; public comments are due by March 1,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. government review
are encouraged to register via the USGCRP Review and Comment System
(<a href="https://review.globalchange.gov/">https://review.globalchange.gov/</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farhan Akhtar, Foreign Affairs
Officer, Office of Global Change, (202) 647-3489, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630a1300003c05132310170217064d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be2fbe8e8d4edfbcbf8ffeaffeea5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established the
IPCC in 1988. As reflected in its governing documents, the role of the
IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open, and transparent
basis the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information
relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk
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of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts, and options for
adaptation and mitigation. IPCC reports should be neutral with respect
to policy, although they may need to deal objectively with scientific,
technical, and socio-economic factors relevant to the application of
particular policies. The principles and procedures for the IPCC and its
preparation of reports can be found at: <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles.pdf">https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles-appendix-a-final.pdf">https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles-appendix-a-final.pdf</a>. In
accordance with these procedures, IPCC documents undergo peer review by
experts and governments. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure the
reports present a comprehensive, objective, and balanced view of the
subject matter they cover.
According to IPCC procedures, the SYR should ``synthesize and
integrate materials contained within the Assessment Reports and Special
Reports'' and ``should be written in a non-technical style suitable for
policymakers and address a broad range of policy-relevant but policy-
neutral questions approved by the Panel''. AR6 SYR content is based on
the three Working Group contributions to the AR6 and the three Special
Reports undertaken during the cycle:
<bullet> The Physical Science Basis (WGI, launched in August 2021)
<bullet> Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (WGII, to be
released in February 2022)
<bullet> Mitigation of Climate Change (WGIII, to be released in
March 2022)
<bullet> Global Warming of 1.5 [deg]C (SR1.5, 2018)
<bullet> Climate Change and Land (SRCCL, 2019)
<bullet> The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC,
2019)
As part of the U.S. government review--starting January 10, 2022--
experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. government review are
encouraged to register via the USGCRP Review and Comment System
(<a href="https://review.globalchange.gov/">https://review.globalchange.gov/</a>). Instructions and the synthesis
report draft will be available for download via the system. In
accordance with IPCC policy, drafts of the report are provided for
review purposes only and are not to be cited or distributed. All
relevant technical comments received will be forwarded to the IPCC
authors for their consideration. To be considered for inclusion in the
U.S. government submission, comments must be received by March 1, 2022.
Experts may choose to provide comments directly through the IPCC's
expert review process, which occurs in parallel with the U.S.
government review: <a href="https://apps.ipcc.ch/comments/ar6syr/fod/register.php">https://apps.ipcc.ch/comments/ar6syr/fod/register.php</a>. To avoid duplication, experts are requested to submit
comments via either the USGCRP or IPCC review websites, not both.
Farhan Akhtar,
Office of Global Change, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-00811 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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