Seneviratne has contributed to three of the six assessment reports that have been published since 1990 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Zurich-based climate scientist Sonia Seneviratne says she may no longer contribute to UN climate panel assessment reports; she's frustrated policy makers continue to fail to act on the research. She said she is not excluding the idea of contributing to some smaller, more targeted IPCC reports. WATCH | Some climate change impacts 'irreversible' now, latest IPCC report says:Some climate change impacts 'irreversible' now, says UN climate panel 1:16 The world must act to stop climate extremes from getting worse, says a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "So I don't think the IPCC assessment reports are becoming futile, but I do think it's very reasonable to ask whether the current structure of the IPCC assessment report — divided up into separate reports on physical science, impacts/adaptation, and mitigation — is the most effective one."

Source: CBC News August 11, 2021 07:52 UTC