CANCELLED A Public Climate Change Discussion – IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptations and mitigation options.

Royal Society Te Apārangi is hosting Dr Andy Resinger IPCC Bureau Member and the four New Zealand authors of the Working Group I (The Physical Science Basis) report for the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report.

The WGI report AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis was released on 9 August and marks a line in the sand for climate change. It shows us the current state of the climate, how humans have affected it and how it might continue to change in the future. There are important advances in our understanding of the role of climate change in extreme weather events, the irreversibility of some changes we’re already seeing, and the timing of crossing the 1.5 and 2°C thresholds.

We welcome the four New Zealand authors to Te Whare Apārangi:

- Professor Dave Frame

- Dr Olaf Morgenstern

- Professor James Renwick

- Professor Nicholas Golledge

After a brief intermission, the gathering will continue with a facilitated on the couch kōrero Q+A session with Associate Professor Rebecca Priestley CRSNZ as Kaiwhakataki Panel Facilitator, followed with whanaungatanga networking with kai and wai.

The event will be livestreamed. Details on joining the livestream will be emailed to those who register.

Nau mai haere mai ki te kaupapa o te rā.