IPCC, AR5, 5th assessment, review
MPs take evidence on IPCC 5th Assessment Review
28 January 2014
The Energy and Climate Change Committee holds its first evidence session into the IPCC 5th Assessment Review on Tuesday 28 January 2014 in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House.
- Inquiry: IPCC 5th Assessment Review
- Energy and Climate Change Committee
- Parliament TV: watch the IPCC 5th Assessment Review session
Witnesses
Panel 1 at 9.30am:
- Prof. Sir Brian Hoskins, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
- Prof. Myles Allen, Oxford University
- Dr. Peter Stott, Met. Office
Panel 2 at 10.30am:
- Donna Laframboise, author
- Nicholas Lewis, climate researcher
- Prof. Richard Lindzen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Timings are approximate.
Purpose of the session
Topics being examined include:
- IPCC AR5 key findings on climate change;
- Consensus and uncertainty about climate change;
- Reliability of climate models used by the IPCC;
- Areas of scrutiny (climate sensitivity, the hiatus etc.); and
- The structure and practices of the IPCC.