Panel discussion: "Ten Years After the Paris Agreement: Where Are We Headed? Unique Insights from the IPCC Leadership"

Created in 1988, the IPCC provides governments with authoritative assessments on climate change, its impacts, and possible responses. Its 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C highlighted that climate risks grow sharply with the speed, height, and duration of temperature increases, and that some impacts — including the loss of certain ecosystems — may be irreversible.

In 2024, the hottest year ever recorded, global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, temporarily crossing the threshold set by the Paris Agreement and confirmed by the IPCC. The acceleration of climate impacts worldwide is now confirming long-standing scientific warnings and intensifying social, economic, and geopolitical pressures.

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement offers a crucial moment to reflect: How far have we come, and where are we heading in the global response to climate change?

As the 640 authors of the next IPCC Working Group reports prepare for their first-ever joint Lead Author Meeting this December, Sciences Po and the IPCC are co-hosting a landmark panel discussion. The President of the IPCC and members of its leadership will share their insights on the progress achieved, the challenges ahead, and the future directions for global climate action.

They will look back on nearly four decades of climate research and assessment, reflecting on the scientific foundations built since the IPCC’s creation. They will also review what the past ten years of climate action have delivered — and what still needs to be done to meet the temperature goals set in Paris and safeguard our collective future.

Opening remarks:  

• Laurent Fabius, President of COP21; Chair of the Circle of COP Presidents (TBC)

Panel discussion: 

• Jim Skea, Chair, IPCC
• Robert Vautard, Co-Chair, Working Group I, IPCC
• Bart van den Hurk, Co-Chair, Working Group II, IPCC
• Joy Jacqueline Pereira, Co-Chair, Working Group III, IPCC

Closing remarks:  

• Luis Vassy, President, Sciences Po 

Questions & answers with the audience.

The panel discussion will be held in English.