New Zealand city emissions experience to affect world local weather coverage – Earth Sciences New Zealand | GNS Science

The impacts of local weather change could be most intense in cities, with city areas being usually hotter than rural, and the concrete jungle making them much less resilient to flooding from excessive climate occasions.

As a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, Earth Sciences New Zealand Principal Scientist Jocelyn Turnbull will form recommendation for mitigating city greenhouse emissions around the globe.

The IPCC is the world’s most recognised local weather skilled group, with its scientific assessments on local weather change influencing coverage globally. The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities will carry collectively the most recent science associated to local weather change and cities, together with local weather impacts and dangers, and adaption and mitigation options.

“The [report] is a call to action for all of us to harness the full potential of our cities in tackling climate change, ensuring that they are resilient, inclusive and sustainable for generations to come. We look forward to the insights that our chosen experts will bring to develop a robust and actionable report,” stated Winston Chow, the Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II when saying the report authors earlier this 12 months.