The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) will consist of three Working Group (WG) Reports and a Synthesis Report. The first Working Group Report was published in 2013 and the rest will be completed in 2014. WG II Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – 31 March 2014 is getting the headlines currently.
- WG I: The Physical Science Basis – 30 September 2013, Summary for Policymakers published 27 September 2013
- WG II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – 31 March 2014
- WG III: Mitigation of Climate Change – 11 April 2014
- AR5 Synthesis Report (SYR) – 31 October 2014
The AR5 will provide an update of knowledge on the scientific, technical and socio-economic aspects of climate change.
I have chosen the Guardian’s coverage for this report because it has a rich set of related links: Climate change report released today Guardian: Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the release of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate impacts. It’s the first update to the report for seven years, and is expected to reveal some dire news about the effect of climate change on the world. Nearly 500 people have signed off on the wording of the report, including 66 expert authors, 271 officials from 115 countries, and 57 observers. To read more go to: