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Academician Fang Jingyun Joined
IAC‘s Independent Review Panel of
IPCC
PKU NEWS 2010--05--12
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=273638801
Peking University. May 12, 2010: On May 3rd, International Academy Council (IAC)
initiated an independent review of IPCC at the behest of the UN secretary general.
IAC announced economist Harold T. Shapiro, former president of the University of
Michigan and Princeton, as the chairman of the 12-memeber review panel, whose
mission is to independently investigate into the procedures and processes of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Academician Fang Jingyun of
PKU was appointed a member of the panel.
Review panel will investigate IPCC‘s practice, including data quality assurance and
control, references of IPCC's report, treatment of scientific opinions, and the
correction of occurring mistakes. Additionally, the general process of IPCC, including
management skills and communication strategies, will also be reviewed.
This work is of great significance and will have a major impact on UN as well as the
scientific community. It will also help "ensure that the future report of IPCC is based
on a solid scientific ground, and at the same time enhance the confidence of
governments and the public in its conclusions and predictions", as stated by IAC
Co-Chair, CAS President Lu Yongxiang.
The 12 appointed staff members of the panel are of the top scientific researchers
around the world, specializing in climate science, atmospheric science, ecology,
chemistry, physics, economics and other fields (see list below).
Academician Fang Jingyun mainly engages in researches in global change ecology,
vegetation ecology, biodiversity and biogeography, and the application in remote
sensing in ecology, etc. In 2009, commissioned by the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, he took charge of "Our strategy to address global climate change
research", a major consulting project of the Faculty Advisory Review Committee,
CAS. When the related proposals were submitted to the State Council, the central
leadership showed great attention.
International Academy Council (IAC) was established in May 2000 and
headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. IAC is co-chaired by CAS President
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