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In its decision on the
adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its 21st Session in Paris, France (30 November to 11 December 2015), invited
the IPCC to provide a special report in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways.
At its 43rd Session (Nairobi, Kenya, 11 – 13 April 2016),
the IPCC Panel decided to accept the invitation from the UNFCCC to provide a special report in 2018 on the impacts of global
warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, and to prepare a Special
Report on this topic in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development and
efforts to eradicate poverty.
The scoping meeting that prepared the draft outline for the Special Report was held on 15 – 18 August 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
During its 44th Session (Bangkok, Thailand, 17-20 October 2016), the Panel
approved the outline of Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, an IPCC
Special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways,
in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.
The Special Report is being considered by the 48th Session of the IPCC on 1 - 5 October 2018 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. It is developed under
the joint scientific leadership of Working Groups I, II and III with support from WGI TSU.
Statements made at the Opening Session for the 48th Plenary of the IPCC, 1 October 2018, Incheon, Republic of Korea 
- Video of the Opening Session
- Opening address by Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC
- Welcome speech by Ms Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- Address by Mr Jian Liu, Acting Director, Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
- Address by Mr Youssef Nassef, Director of Adaptation programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Welcome speech by H.E. Ms Kim Eunkyung, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea
- Address by the Mr Kim Jong-seok, Administrator of Korea Meteorological Administration
- Address by Mr Park Nam-chun, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City
Government and Expert Review of the Second Order Draft
The Government and Expert Review of the Second Order Draft of the IPCC Special Report Global Warming of 1.5 °C run from
8 January 2018 to 25 February 2018. Registration closed on 18 February 2018.
Expert Review of the First Order Draft
The Expert Review of the First Order Draft of the IPCC Special Report Global Warming of 1.5 °C run from
31 July to 24 September 2017. Registration closed on 17 September 2017.
Authors and Review Editors
A call for nominations of authors was issued to Governments,
Observer Organizations and IPCC Bureau Members on 31 October 2016.
The Governments, Observer Organizations and IPCC Bureau Members were requested to submit nominations via their focal points
before Sunday, 11 December 2016 (midnight CEST) using the online application.
86 Authors and Review Editors from 39 countries were selected from 560 nominations that were received.
Pre-Scoping
The Steering Committee for the Special Report on global warming of 1.5 ºC circulated a questionnaire ahead of the Scoping Meeting
in August 2016 to get input from interested parties on the structure and contents of the report. You can download the pre-scoping analysis here.
Scoping
A scoping meeting for the Special Report on global warming of 1.5 ºC was held on 15-18 August 2016 in Geneva Switzerland. The meeting resulted in a
draft Scoping Paper
describing the objectives and an annotated outline of the Special Report as well as the process and timeline for its preparation.
The 44th Session of the IPCC (17-20 October 2016) held in Bangkok, Thailand approved the
outline of the Special Report.
All the details on the scoping meeting of the Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels and
related global greenhouse gas emission pathways are available here and the
Scoping meeting report .
Timeline
Relevant Links
- Outline - Global Warming of 1.5 °C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
- IPCC-XLIV/Doc. 11 - AR6 - Products - Outline of the Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
- IPCC-XLIV/INF. 6 - AR6 Products - Outline of the Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
- UNFCCC Decision 1/CP.21
- IPCC-XLIII/INF. 7: Special Reports - Proposed themes for Special Reports during the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) cycle
- IPCC-XLIII/INF. 8: Special Reports Commentary from the Co-chairs of Working Groups I, II and III on each of the proposals for Special Reports contained in document IPCC-XLIII/INF. 7
- IPCC-XLIII/INF. 9: Special Reports - Commentary from the Co-Chairs of Working Groups I, II and III on clusters of proposals for Special Reports contained in document IPCC-XLIII/INF. 7
- IPCC-XLIII/INF. 19: Sixth Assessment Report Products - Information document
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