City scientist selected for IPCC
29th June 2010
Dr Carol Turley, Senior Scientist at Plymouth
Marine Laboratory (PML), has been selected as a Review Editor for
the International Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 5th Assessment
Report, due to be published from the Autumn 2013 to Spring
2014.
The overall IPCC team of over 830 world-leading scientists,
selected from approximately 3,000 nominations, will spend the best
part of the next 3 years gathering and reviewing scientific
evidence on the state of knowledge on climate change; what is
understood of human induced climate change, potential impacts of
climate change and options for mitigation and adaptation.
Dr Turley will be working as a Review Editor
for Working Group II, which focuses on the impacts of and
adaptation strategies for global climate change and has chosen 302
scientists, representing 71 countries, from more than 1200
nominees. The responsibility of Review Editors is to carefully
assess all the information submitted and examine every source that
is cited, whether the literature originates from scientific
journals, books or “grey” publications. Review Editors are required
to have a broad understanding of the wider scientific and technical
issues being addressed.
This year more than 60% of the experts chosen
are new to the IPCC process, bringing with them brand new expertise
and perspectives but guided by experienced authors, such as Carol.
There was also a 50% increase in nominations from last year, which
demonstrates the increased interest in contributing to this
prestigious report.
“I am very honoured to have been selected as a
Review Editor for the IPCC Working Group II, 5th Assessment
Report”, Carol commented, “Having been an Author on the
4th Assessment [that was published in the year that the
IPCC won the Nobel Peace Prize], I was pleased to see an increase
in ocean coverage and in this new report the marine systems are
very well represented. The IPCC Assessment Reports are vital in the
gathering and sharing of international research and remain the most
credible central source of knowledge about climate change.”
Carol continued: “There are some excellent
international experts associated with this report including many
that PML already works with on a regular basis. I feel privileged
to have been selected alongside such an esteemed group of
scientists.”