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Comment fonctionne le GIEC et que dit-il vraiment sur les changements climatiques ? Jean-Pascal van Ypersele Vice-président du GIEC Université catholique de Louvain, Académie royale de Belgique @JPvanYpersele sur Twitter Collège Belgique, Bruxelles, 6 mai 2014 © Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude Merci aux Services fédéraux de la Politique scientifique (BELSPO) pour leur soutien http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/lying-statistics-global-warming-edition Lying With Sta,s,cs, Global Warming Edi,on http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/lying-statistics-global-warming-edition Lying With Sta,s,cs, Global Warming Edi,on http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/lying-statistics-global-warming-edition Observed Arctic September sea ice extent Cherry-picking analysis September 2013 5.35 million km² - « Arctic sea ice cover is rebounding » +47% September 2012 3.63 million km² - « Warming of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s has stopped » - « Climate is cooling » Scientific approach: the full view - Variability of September sea ice extent at the interannual time scale is pronounced - Significant negative trend over record period (1979-2013): −0.89 million km²/decade - September 2013 sea ice extent is 6th lowest on record and 16.5% below 1979-2013 average Credit: F. Massonnet, UCL, 2013 Sea ice extent data: www.nsidc.org Observed Arctic September sea ice extent Cherry-picking analysis September 2013 5.35 million km² - « Arctic sea ice cover is rebounding » +47% September 2012 3.63 million km² - « Climate is cooling » Scientific approach: the full view - Variability of September sea ice extent at the interannual time scale is important - Significant negative trend over record period (1979-2013): −0.89 million km²/ decade - September 2013 sea ice extent is 6th lowest on record and 16.5% below 1979-2013 average Credit: F. Massonnet, UCL, 2013 Sea ice extent data: www.nsidc.org Why the IPCC ? Established by WMO and UNEP in 1988 to provide policy-‐makers with an objec,ve source of informa,on about • causes of climate change, • poten,al environmental and socio-‐economic impacts, • possible response op,ons (adapta,on & mi,ga,on). WMO=World Meteorological Organiza,on UNEP= United Na,ons Environment Programme Principles Governing IPCC Work [...] [...] (1998, 2003, 2006, 2011) Structure of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC Process (WGI): Science Community Lead Authors of Working Group Election of WG Bureau 2008 2009 Governments Scoping of Outline of the Fifth Assessment Report Approval of Outline Nomination and Selection of Experts 2010 2011 2012 Informal Review 0-Order Draft (ZOD) Expert Review 1-Order Draft (FOD) Expert Review 2-Order Draft (SOD) Government Review Final Draft Government Review 2013 Sept 2013 Approval of SPM and Acceptance of Report NB: Scientists have the last word on scientific accuracy IPCC writing cycle (5 years, 2500 scientists) • Plenary decides table of content of reports • Bureau appoints world-class scientists as authors, based on publication record • Authors assess all scientific literature • Draft – Expert review (+ Review editors) • Draft 2 (+ Draft 1 Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) – Combined expert/government review • Draft 3 (+ Draft 2 SPM)– Government review of SPM • Approval Plenary (interaction authors – governments) – SPM and full report • NB: the authors have the last word for words that are in the SPM Jean-Pascal van Ypersele ([email protected]) Completed IPCC Reports 5 Assessment Reports (1990, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013-‐14) 1992 Supplementary Report and 1994 Special Report 8 Special Reports (1997,1999, 2000, 2005, 2011) Guidelines for Na@onal GHG Inventories, Good Prac@ce Guidance (1995-‐2006) 6 Technical Papers (1996-‐2008) Recent/Coming IPCC Products • 2011: Special report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation • 2011: Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation • 2013: AR5 WGI report (physical science) • 2014: AR5 WGII (Impacts & Adaptation); WGIII (Mitigation), Synthesis Report • All available on www.ipcc.ch Background IPCC First Assessment Report - 1990 Climate + Impacts (Costeffectiveness) IPCC Second Assessment Report - 1995 Climate + Impacts Costeffectiveness Najam et al., 2003 and Alam, 2007 (Equity) IPCC Third Assessment Report - 2001 Climate + Impacts Costeffectiveness Equity (Alternative Development Pathway) IPCC Fourth Assessment Report - 2007 Climate + Impacts Costeffectiveness Equity Alternative Development Pathway (Sustainable Development) 14 AR5 is the best ever 15 • Better integration of Mitigation and Adaptation • Improved risk-management approach • Evolving away from the non-mitigation SRES scenarios (SRES= Special Report on Emission Scenarios, 2000) • Special effort to provide regional information when available • Sustainable development & equity aspects • More comprehensive treatment of economic aspects, and of cross-cutting issues • Emerging issues handled (geo-engineering, …) • Better handling & communication of uncertainties The IPCC assessments have influenced global action on an unprecedented scale 1. The First Assessment Report (FAR, 1990) had a major impact in defining the content of the UNFCCC 2. The Second Assessment Report (SAR, 1996) was largely influential in defining the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol 3. The Third Assessment Report (TAR, 2001) focused attention on the impacts of climate change and the need for adaptation 4. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4, 2007) informed the decision on the ultimate objective (2°C) and is creating a strong basis for a post Kyoto Protocol agreement 5. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5, 2013-14) will inform the review of the 2°C objective, and be the context for preparing the post-Durban 2015 agreement What is happening in the climate system? What are the risks? What can be done? WG I (Physical science basis): 209 lead authors, 2014 pages, 54.677 review comments WG II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability): 243 lead authors, 2500 pages, 50.492 review comments WG III (Mitigation of Climate Change): 235 coordinating and lead authors, 2000 pages, 38.315 review comments What is happening in the climate system? Principaux messages du SPM 19 messages-clés En moins de 2 pages Résumé pour les décideurs ~14.000 Mots 14 Chapitres Atlas des Projections Régionales 54.677 Commentaires de 1089 Experts 2010: 209 Auteurs sélectionnés les grandes lignes du WGI approuvées 2009: 20 (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.1b) Evolution de la température moyenne en surface 1901-2012: +0.89°C Le réchauffement du système climatique est sans équivoque (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.1a) Chacune des trois dernières décennies a été successivement plus chaude à la surface de la Terre que toutes les décennies précédentes depuis 1850 Dans l’hémisphère nord, la période 1983–2012 a probablement été́ la période de 30 ans la plus chaude des 1400 dernières années (degré de confiance moyen). Que dit le GIEC sur le « ralentissement du réchauffement » - En raison de la variabilité naturelle, les tendances calculées sur des séries courtes sont très sensibles à la date de début et de fin de la période considérée, et ne reflètent généralement pas les tendances climatiques - Le taux de réchauffement calculé sur la période 1998-2012 est de +0.05°C/décennie (début lors d’un fort événement El Niño), alors que celui calculé sur la période 1996-2010 est de +0.14°C; la tendance calculée sur 1951-2012 étant de 0.12°C/ décennie Que dit le GIEC sur le « ralentissement du réchauffement » - La réduction observée de la tendance 1998-2012 par rapport à celle de 1951-2012 est due à parts à peu près égales à : - une réduction du forçage radiatif (principalement due à des éruptions volcaniques et à la phase descendante du cycle solaire) (degré de confiance faible) - Une contribution de la variabilité interne, dont une possible redistribution de la chaleur au sein de l’océan (degré de confiance moyen) Change in global average upper ocean heat content AR5 WGI SPM - Approved version / subject to final copyedit Extension of the Arctic ice cap September 1979 September 2005 September 2007 The pink line indicates the average ice cap extension since 1979 Plateau Glacier (1961) (Alaska) hJp://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/alaskas-‐glaciers-‐capturing-‐earth-‐ changing-‐our-‐eyes-‐20131125?cm_ven=Email&cm_cat=ENVIRONMENT_us_share Plateau Glacier (2003) (Alaska) hJp://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/alaskas-‐glaciers-‐capturing-‐earth-‐ changing-‐our-‐eyes-‐20131125?cm_ven=Email&cm_cat=ENVIRONMENT_us_share Change in average sea-level change AR5 WGI SPM - Approved version / subject to final copyedit Atmospheric CO2 concentration AR5 WGI SPM - Approved version / subject to final copyedit 2013 +40% (Lüthi et al.,2008, NOAA) The atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide have increased to levels unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years. Carbon cycle: unperturbed fluxes Atmosphere 280 ppmv (1ppmv = 2.2 GtC) pre-ind : 597 GtC Physical, 70.5 Chemical, and Biological processes photosynthesis 119.5 120 respiration 70 Ocean 2300 38000 3700 Units: GtC (billions tons of carbon) or GtC/year (multiply by 3.7 to get GtCO2) [email protected] Carbon cycle: perturbed by human activities (numbers for the decade 1990-1999s, based on IPCC AR4) Atmosphere 280 ppmv + 1.5 ppmv/yr (1ppmv = 2.2 GtC) pre-ind : 597GtC + 3.2/yr 70.5 photosynthesis 119.5 120 2.6 sinks respiration 70 Physical, Chemical, and Biological processes 1.6 déforestation (& land use changes) 2.2 6.4 Fossil fuels Ocean 2300 -40 38000 +120 3700 -244 Units: GtC (billions tons of carbon) or GtC/year [email protected] Stocks! The carbon cycle is policy-‐relevant • CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere as long as human emissions are larger than the natural absorp,on capacity • Historical emissions from developed countries therefore maXer for a long ,me • As warming is func,on of cumulated emissions, the carbon « space » is narrowing fast (to stay under 1.5 or 2°C warming) Tyndall (1861) mesure l’absorption du rayonnement par les gaz © IPCC 2013 Fig. SPM.5 CO2 provides largest RF Observed Anthropogenic Aerosols © IPCC 2013 CO2, CH4, N2O Solar, Volcanic Internal Variability Fig. TS.10 Global mean warming since 1951 (°C) Human influence on the climate system is clear. Contenu thermique des océans (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.6) Température moyenne surface des continents Noir: observations Bleu: simulations avec seuls facteurs naturels Rose: simulations avec facteurs naturels & humains L’influence humaine sur le système climatique est sans équivoque; Il est extrêmement probable (95%) que l’influence humaine a été la cause principale du réchauffement depuis le milieu du 20ème siècle (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.7a) (Ref: 1986-2005) Le changement de la température moyenne du globe en surface pour la fin du XXIe siècle dépassera probablement 1,5°C relativement à 1850-1900 pour tous les scénarios sauf pour le RCP2.6. Dépassement probable de 2°C pour RCP6 et RCP8.5 Global mean surface temperature change projections Increase from end of 20th century to end of 21st century mean likely range RCP2.6 1.0 0.3 to 1.7 RCP4.5 1.8 1.1 to 2.6 RCP6 2.2 1.4 to 3.1 RCP8.5 3.7 2.6 to 4.8 (°C) AR5 WGI SPM - Approved version / subject to final copyedit Surface temperature projections AR5 WGI SPM - Approved version / subject to final copyedit Precipitation projections (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.9) (Ref: 1986-2005) Le niveau moyen des mers continuera à s’élever au cours du XXIe siècle Northern Hemisphere September sea ice Extension de la glace extentde mer en Arctique Global ocean surface pH (projections) Ocean Acidification, for RCP 8.5 (orange) & RCP2.6 (blue) Oceans are Acidifying Fast… Changes in pH over the last 25 million years “Today is a rare event in the history of the World” • It is happening now, at a speed and to a level not experienced by marine organisms for about 60 million years • Mass extinctions linked to previous ocean acidification events • Takes 10,000’s of years to recover Turley et al. 2006 Slide courtesy of Carol Turley, PML Since 1950, extreme hot days and heavy precipitation have become more common There is evidence that anthropogenic influences, including increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, have changed these extremes 48 Extreme weather and climate events IPCC, AR5, Table SPM.1 © IPCC 2013 Fig. SPM.10 Cumulative emissions of CO2 largely determine global mean surface warming by the late 21st century and beyond. (IPCC 2013, Fig. SPM.10) (1PgC = 1GtC) Le total des émissions de CO2 cumulées détermine dans une large mesure la moyenne globale du réchauffement en surface vers la fin du XXIème siècle et au delà © IPCC 2013 Fig. SPM.10 Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Le nouveau budget carbone (Ref: AR5 WGI SPM) Limiter le réchauffement dû aux seules émissions anthropiques de CO2 à moins de 2°C relativement à 1861-1880, avec une probabilité (…) > 66% nécessitera que les émissions cumulées de toutes les sources anthropiques de CO2 soient (…) comprises entre 0 et 1000 GtC depuis cette période. L[a] borne supérieure de cette estimation est réduite à environ 800 GtC, si l’on prend en compte les forçages autres que celui du CO2 comme dans le scénario RCP2.6. depuis cette période. En 2011, le total déjà émis s’élevait à 531 [446 à 616] GtC. Les estimations du dégazage de CO2 et CH4 vers l’atmosphère provenant de carbone stocké dans des pergélisols fondant au cours du XXIe siècle sont comprises entre 50 et 250 GtC pour le scénario RCP8.5 (faible niveau de confiance). Le nouveau budget carbone (Ref: AR5 WGI SPM) Résumons : Limiter l’augmentation de température à moins de 2°C avec plus de deux chances sur trois d’y arriver nécessitera que les émissions cumulées de toutes les sources anthropiques de CO2 soient inférieures à 1000 GtC, et même environ 800 GtC, si l’on prend en compte les forçages autres que celui du CO2. Mais on a déjà émis environ 530 GtC. Et le dégazage de CO2 et CH4 provenant du pergélisol (permafrost) ajouterait au cours du XXIe siècle entre 50 et 250 GtC pour le scénario RCP8.5. Il reste donc environ (800 - 530) – de 50 à 250 GtC, soit 220 à 20 GtC dans le budget carbone si l’humanité veut rester sous l’objectif de 2°C ! What are the risks? IPCC AR5 upper estimate by 2100 4.8 IPCC AR5 lower estimate by 2100 0.3 Adapted from: International Geosphere Biosphere Programme Report no.6, Global Changes of the Past, July1988 18-20000 years ago (Last Glacial Maximum) With permission from Dr. S. Joussaume, in « Climat d’hier à demain », CNRS éditions. Today, with +4-5°C globally With permission from Dr. S. Joussaume, in « Climat d’hier à demain », CNRS éditions. THE WORKING GROUP II CONTRIBUTION TO THE IPCC'S FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT IMPACTS EMISSIONS and Land-use Change Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability x Exposure (Katrina flood vic,m) AP Photo -‐ Lisa Krantz (hJp://lisakrantz.com/hurricane-‐katrina/zspbn1k4cn17phidupe4f9x5t1mzdr) VULNERABILITY AND EXPOSURE AROUND THE WORLD VULNERABILITY AND EXPOSURE AROUND THE WORLD WIDESPREAD OBSERVED IMPACTS A CHANGING WORLD WIDESPREAD OBSERVED IMPACTS A CHANGING WORLD Effects on Nile delta: 10 M people above 1m (Time 2001) More heavy precipitation and more droughts…. • Warmer world implies more evaporation - more water goes to the atmosphere where water is available on the ground (e.g., oceans). The atmosphere therefore will contain more water vapor available to rain out. And most places receive the majority of their moisture in heavy rain events, which draw moisture from a big area. • Warmer world implies more evaporation but soils will dry out as a result. So dry regions will get drier unless storm tracks shift in a lucky way. And for some, they are expected to shift in an unlucky way. • At mid to low latitudes - wet get wetter, dry get drier ADAPTATION IS ALREADY OCCURRING ADAPTATION IS ALREADY OCCURRING CLIMATE CHANGE REDUCING AND MANAGING RISKS INCREASING MAGNITUDES OF WARMING INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE AND PERVASIVE IMPACTS RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASE WITH CONTINUED HIGH EMISSIONS AR5, WGII, Box SPM.1 Figure 1 Risk-Level Very Low Med Very High Present Near Term (2030-2040) Long Term 2°C (2080-2100) 4°C Risk Level with High Adaptation Potential for Additional Adaptation to Reduce Risk Risk Level with Current Adaptation What can be done? Compatible fossil fuel emissions simulated by the CMIP5 models for the four RCP scenarios AR5 WGI TS – Fig TS 19 Trends in stocks and flows of greenhouse gases • Emissions are rising faster than ever before. From 1970 to 2000: +1.3%/year; from 2000 to 2010: +2.2%/year. Total GHG emissions in 2010: 49 Gigatonnes CO2 equivalent. • CO2 represented 76% of total GHG emissions in 2010 • The carbon content of energy has increased over the last decade, reversing a declining trend since 1970. This is caused by an increase in the relative use of coal. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report GHG emissions accelerate despite reduction efforts. Most emission growth is CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Trends in stocks and flows of greenhouse gases • Without additional efforts, current trends are expected to lead to a 3.7 to 4.8°C increase of global temperatures by 2100, compared to preindustrial levels, with further increases thereafter. Taking into account climate uncertainty, the range in 2100 becomes 2.5 to 7.8°C in 2100. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Without more mitigation, global mean surface temperature might increase by 3.7° to 4.8°C over the 21st century. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • Many scenario studies confirm that it is technically and economically feasible to keep the warming below 2°C, with more than 66% probability (”likely chance”). This would imply limiting atmospheric concentrations to 450 ppm CO2-eq by 2100. • Such scenarios for an above 66% chance of staying below 2°C imply reducing by 40 to 70% global GHG emissions compared to 2010 by mid-century, and reach zero or negative emissions by 2100. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • These scenarios are characterized by rapid improvements of energy efficiency and a near quadrupling of the share of low-carbon energy supply (renewables, nuclear, fossil and bioenergy with CCS), so that it reaches 60% by 2050. • Keeping global temperature increase below 1.5°C would require even lower atmospheric concentrations (<430 ppm CO2eq) to have a little more than 50% chance. There are not many scenario studies available that can deliver such results, requiring even faster reductions in the medium term, indicating how difficult this is. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • Both categories of scenarios (< 1.5 and < 2°C) typically rely on the availability and widespread deployment of BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage) and afforestation after 2050. There is only limited evidence for such a potential, and BECCS entails challenges and risks (including large-scale biomass provision, and the CCS technology itself). Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • Average global macro-economic costs of such reduction pathways that minimize costs over the century are modest compared to expected economic growth. The assumptions used for this “ideal” cost-effective approach include mitigation action starting immediately in all countries, a global carbon price and all key technologies available. With those assumptions, the global macro-economic costs of a 2°C scenario are limited: an average annual reduction of consumption of about 0.04-0.14 percentage points (from a baseline increase of consumption of 1.6-3% per year). Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • There are also benefits from avoided climate change impacts and co-benefits in other areas, such as reduced health and ecosystem damages due to air pollution, improved energy security, food security, or employment. There is also a wide range of possible adverse side effects from climate policy that have not been well-quantified. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Mitigation can result in large co-benefits for human health and other societal goals. Can temperature rise still be kept below 1.5 or 2°C (over the 21st century) compared to pre-industrial ? • Estimated global GHG emissions levels in 2020 based on the Cancún Pledges are not consistent with cost‐effective long‐term mitigation trajectories that have at least 50% chance to limit global temperature change to 2°C relative to pre‐industrial levels. • Meeting this goal would require further substantial reductions beyond 2020. • The Cancún Pledges are broadly consistent with cost‐ effective scenarios that are likely to keep temperature change below 3°C relative to preindustrial levels. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report All sectors and regions have the potential to contribute by 2030 (avoided emissions: the higher, the better) IPCC AR4 (2007) Note: estimates do not include non-technical options, such as lifestyle changes. IPCC The more we wait, the more difficult it will be Jean-Pascal van Ypersele ([email protected]) Mitigation requires changes throughout the economy. Efforts in one sector determine mitigation efforts in others. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Substantial reductions in emissions would require large changes in investment patterns. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Since AR4, there has been an increased focus on policies designed to integrate multiple objectives, increase cobenefits and reduce adverse side-effects. • Sector-specific policies have been more widely used than economywide policies. • Regulatory approaches and information measures are widely used, and are often environmentally effective. • Since AR4, cap and trade systems for GHGs have been established in a number of countries and regions. • In some countries, tax-based policies specifically aimed at reducing GHG emissions–alongside technology and other policies–have helped to weaken the link between GHG emissions and GDP • The reduction of subsidies for GHG-related activities in various sectors can achieve emission reductions, depending on the social and economic context. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Effective mitigation will not be achieved if individual agents advance their own interests independently. • Existing and proposed international climate change cooperation arrangements vary in their focus and degree of centralization and coordination. • Issues of equity, justice, and fairness arise with respect to mitigation and adaptation. • Climate policy may be informed by a consideration of a diverse array of risks and uncertainties, some of which are difficult to measure, notably events that are of low probability but which would have a significant impact if they occur. Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report “There is hope, modest hope” (Co-chair WGIII Edenhofer) Working Group III contribu@on to the IPCC Fidh Assessment Report Mitigation can result in large co-benefits for human health and other societal goals. Pour en savoir plus : www.ipcc.ch : GIEC ou IPCC www.climatechange2013.org : GIEC WGI www.climate.be/vanyp : beaucoup de mes dias et d’autres documents www.climate.be/pendules : ressources faciles d’accès pour « remettre les pendules à l’heure » www.climate.be/desintox : réponses à la désinformation On Twitter: @JPvanYpersele Jean-Pascal van Ypersele ([email protected])