The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5): Implications for Business
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About this document
The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and relevant analysis of our changing climate. This document is the first in a series that will synthesize the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It serves as a basic primer explaining the process of compiling AR5 and its significance.
This summary, the first in a series, was borne of the belief that businesses could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summaries. Other business-orientated summaries will be released as the scientific information upon which they are based becomes publically available, expected late 2013 and 2014.
September 2013
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In September 2013, the official climate science assessment body of the United Nations releases the first part of its latest report on how and why the Earth’s climate is changing.
> The entire report, to be released in stages over more than a year, assesses the vast body of scientific literature on climate change, the likely environmental and socioeconomic impacts, and options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the consequences of climate change.
> Policy-relevant information in the full report will be used by governments to set climate change policies that may affect businesses worldwide.
> The report is an opportunity to update business strategies in line with the latest information on how climate change will affect natural resources, operations and infrastructure.
> It is subject to rigorous scrutiny by experts and governments worldwide, making it the most authoritative source of information on the risks posed by climate change and the possibilities to reduce those risks.
