Activist Capture of IPCC

By Wayne Brown


I take this to be a perfect statement of the position of the Activist, Utopain "left". For the moment, I want this document to stand on its own. This is the language that has been percolating down throughout the IPCC "summaris for decision makers" since the beginning. I see little point in rebutting Mr. Yensan-gun one-by-one. His mind is plainlly made up.  Bold face and underline is my own of course.

 

From the inaugural address by the current IPCC chairman, Yensan-gun

9 June 2022

Bonn, Germany

Colleagues, Delegates,

I’m honoured to provide this keynote address at the opening ceremony of the first Technical Dialogue.

In the past 10 months, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a trilogy of reports providing policymakers with the most up-to-date science on climate change. These three reports are a dire warning about the consequences of inaction. Climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our well-being and a healthy planet.

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The climate science is clear; our Physical Science Basis report concludes that: 
  • It is indisputable that human activities are causing climate change and 
  • Human influence is making extreme climate events, including heat waves, heavy rainfall, and droughts, more frequent and severe.
  • Human activities have warmed the planet at a rate not seen in at least the past 2000 years, and 
  • we are on course to reach global warming of 1.5°C within the next two decades.

... a rapidly closing window to realize a sustainable, livable future for all. Climate impacts and risks are becoming increasingly complex and more difficult to manage. Multiple climate hazards will occur simultaneously. Climate risks will interact with other threats to compound the overall risk. Risks will cascade across sectors and regions.

Even temporarily exceeding 1.5°C warming will result in additional severe impacts, some of which will be irreversible. We are not on track to achieve a climate-resilient, sustainable world. Action on adaptation has increased, but progress is uneven, and we are not adapting fast enough.

As the mitigation to climate change report concluded, we are not on track to limit warming to 1.5°C. Average annual GHG emissions during the last two decades were the highest in human history. Climate change is already affecting every region on Earth, in multiple ways. The changes we experience will increase with further warming.


Humanity is running out of time to limit global warming to 1.5° Cover pre-industrial levels.

Yes, colleagues, we are at crossroads. Our actions today will shape how people adapt, and nature responds to increasing climate risks.

The IPCC reports throughout this entire cycle focus on solutions. There are feasible and effective options we can take to reduce the risks to people and nature, but their effectiveness decreases with increasing warming.

Worldwide action to achieve climate resilience and sustainable development is more urgent than previously assessed.

Climate action has been taken in many countries. There are policies, regulations, and market instruments that are proving effective. If these are scaled up along with climate finance and applied more widely and equitably, they can support deep emissions reductions and stimulate innovation. Moreover, our latest report shows that there are options available now in all sectors that can at least halve emissions by 2030.
We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming. The decisions we make now can secure a liveable future.

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June 10, 2022


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