Welcome + Rob’s background, studying climate change and deep uncertainty
The IPCC as an “epistemic community” that builds a shared understanding of climate science and policy
Prof. Lempert's early work with the IPCC
How the IPCC was set up to advise governments and UNFCCC and What each of the working groups cover
The process that leads to IPCC reports and how governments co-produce the reports with scientists
The tensions between governments and scientists as the IPCC reports are revised
Climate risk is a product of hazard, exposure and vulnerability
The challenge of assessing impacts and how vulnerability can be reduced
Feasibility of adaptation measures and limits to adaptation
The climate risks to ecosystems and the role ecosystems can play in reducing climate impacts
The impacts of climate change have arrived and are worse than expected and while adaptation can help it isn’t keeping pace
How the IPCC has responded to criticism and how it continues to evolve
What is deep uncertainty and how should decision-makers respond to it?
What scenarios are and how they can facilitate analysis and expand worldviews
The peculiar circularity of climate scenarios and the importance of socio-economic change in climate impacts
The problems with current climate scenarios
There is no status quo either we transform society to meet this challenge or we will be transformed by it