Opinion: Distribute paleoscience information across the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports

Darrell Kaufman, Valérie Masson-Delmotte

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Abstract

In this opinion piece, we evaluate two approaches for incorporating paleoscience information into future assessment reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One approach advocates for a dedicated paleoclimate chapter, while the other supports the continued integration of paleoscience along with other lines of evidence across multiple sections of the report, as done in the most recent assessment cycle. We address the merits and challenges of these two approaches. We argue that paleoscience expertise is most effectively deployed where it leads to integration of paleoscience knowledge and demonstration of its policy relevance, and we suggest opportunities for expanding paleoscience contributions in future IPCC reports, regardless of the approach chosen.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2587-2594
Number of pages8
JournalClimate of the Past
Volume20
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 19 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Stratigraphy
  • Palaeontology

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