How the IPCC Works & Why It Matters

Scientists Speak Up hosted a a conversation with Paul Edwards and Katharine Mach, lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report. They will share their experiences working on the largest international collaboration in climate science, explain the significance of the report's findings, and discuss the implications for climate policy and global security.

Speaker bios:

Paul Edwards is Director of the Stanford Program on Science, Technology & Society (STS) and fellow at the Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation. He studies the history, politics, and culture of information infrastructures, especially climate knowledge systems. Edwards served as a lead author on the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group I (Physical Sciences), released in August 2021.

Katharine Mach is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Her research assesses climate change risks and response options to address increased flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and other hazards. Mach served as co-director of the IPCC’s Working Group II (Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability) during the creation of the 5th Assessment Report, is a lead author of the upcoming 6th WGII assessment report, as well as a chapter lead for the US Fifth National Climate Assessment. Mach is the 2020 recipient of the Piers Sellers Prize for world leading contribution to solution-focused climate research.