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Assessment Reports

IPCC Full Assessment Reports compile the knowledge on climate processes, impact, adaptation and mitigation.
The reports are compiled over a range of five to seven years. More than thousand scientists around the world are involved as authors or reviewers. The reports consist of several volumes of about 1000 pages each.

The reports normally contain 3 volumes (one volume per working group: WG I, WG II, WG III), as well as a cross-group synthesis report. In addition, there is a general summary and a summary especially for policy makers.

Latest Assessment Report

The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC presents the latest state of scientific knowledge. That knowledge will be updated with the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). The first volume of the AR6 (WG I) was published on 6 August 2021. The two further volumes (WG II and WG III) and the Synthesis Report will be published in 2022.

Satellitenbild des Archipels Hawaii
Image: Jacques Descloitres, NASA

Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (WGI AR6)

Swiss Authors:

Erich Fischer (ETH Zurich), Samuel Jaccard (Universities of Bern and Lausanne), Gian-Kasper Plattner (WSL), Sonia I. Seneviratne (ETH Zurich), Martin Wild (ETH Zurich)

Satellitenbild des Archipels Hawaii
Image: Jacques Descloitres, NASA

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis (WGI AR5)

Swiss Authors:

Simon Allen (University of Zurich), Jürg Beer (Eawag), Stefan Brönnimann (University of Bern), Reto Knutti (ETH Zurich), Ulrike Lohmann (ETH Zurich), Frank Paul (University of Zurich), Gian-Kasper Plattner (WSL), Christoph Schär (ETH Zurich), Konrad Steffen (WSL/ETH Zurich), Thomas Stocker (University of Bern), Martin Wild (ETH Zurich)

Kleiner Perlmutterfalter
Image: flickr, public domain photos

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (WGII AR5)

Swiss Authors:

Andreas Fischlin (ETH Zurich), Rupa Mukerji (Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation), Anthony Patt (ETH Zurich)

Shanghai Smog
Image: Alex Needham

Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change (WGIII AR5)

Swiss Authors:

Thomas Cottier (University of Bern), Axel Michaelowa (University of Zurich), Anthony Patt (ETH Zurich), Carmenza Robledo Abad (ETH Zurich)

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Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2014 (SYR AR5)

Swiss Authors:

Gian-Kasper Plattner (WSL), Thomas Stocker (University of Bern)

Special Reports

IPCC Special Reports and technical papers compile the scientific knowledge on specific climate related topics. The reports are compiled by key scientists around the world who act as authors or reviewers.
The Special Peports are generally published in full length, as a summary and as a summary for policy makers, similar to the Assessment Reports.

Latest Special Reports

Eine gewaltige Gletschermühle auf dem Glacier de la Plaine Morte (BE), durch welche sich Ende Juli 2018 der Faverges-Gletschersee ergoss.
Image: M. Huss

The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (2019)

Swiss Authors:

Carolina Adler (Mountain Research Initiative), Thomas Frölicher (University of Bern), Nicolas Gruber (ETH Zurich), Konrad Steffen (WSL/ETH Zurich)

Trockenheit in Europa

Climate Change and Land (2019)

Swiss Authors:

Edouard Davin (ETH Zurich)

Hochwasser
Image: Pxhere, CC0

Global Warming of 1.5 ºC (2018)

Swiss Authors:

Hubertus Fischer (University of Bern), Annette Hirsch (ETH Zurich/University of New South Wales), Sonia I. Seneviratne (ETH Zurich), Evelina Trutnevyte (University of Geneva), Richard Wartenburger (ETH Zurich)

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All reports

Eine deutsche Übersetzung bietet die Deutsche IPCC-Koordinierungsstelle an.