
Jim Skea
@JimSkeaIPCC
Followers
8K
Following
240
Media
124
Statuses
276
Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change @IPCC_CH
London
Joined April 2016
It was a full house for my lecture @HelsinkiUni with a focus on what science is telling us about #ClimateChange and the tools available to reduce emissions. I also had the pleasure to meet with Uni’s Chancellor @KaarleHameri.
3
11
29
I had the honour to meet the Finnish President @AlexStubb in Helsinki this morning. We had a thoughtful exchange on the importance of international cooperation in tackling #climatechange & the work of @IPCC_CH. 📷 Urho Högman/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
2
3
14
In Helsinki today - it was a pleasure to have an engaging discussion with the Finnish Minister of Environment & Climate @SariMultala, Petteri Taalas Director General of @Meteorologit, as well as Juhani Damski and Kaarle Kupiainen, @yministerio.
0
9
16
RT @FCDOLauraDavies: Tervetuloa Suomeen @IPCC_CH Chair @JimSkeaIPCC !. Looking forward to two days of discussions on climate change with sc….
0
4
0
Great to be in Helsinki and warmly welcomed by 🇬🇧 HM Ambassador @FCDOLauraDavies. I am looking forward to a packed agenda over the next two days, including meetings with the Finnish President, Government and Parliament.
1
4
30
I had the great privilege of briefing the @UKHealthClimate last week. The discussion was focused on critical links between climate change & health. I’m grateful to the UKHACC’s Director Elaine Mulcahy & the Chair Richard Smith for this unique opportunity.
0
3
12
Ahead of receiving an Honorary Doctorate at Sorbonne Université, together with seven other distinguished recipients, sharing a relaxed moment with a friend and colleague, @IPCC_CH Working Group I Co-Chair Robert Vautard. Very proud and grateful for this special recognition!
2
5
29
It was a pleasure to meet with our hosts ahead of @IPCC_CH's 62nd Session - China's Special Envoy for #ClimateChange Liu Zhenmin, Chen Zhenlin, Administrator of @Cmanewsinfocus, Li Yanyi, Vice Governor of China’s Zhejiang Province & Huan Jinyuan, Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou.
1
1
15
Ahead of the @IPCC_CH 62nd Plenary in Hangzhou, China 🇨🇳 tomorrow, Miao Changming, Director of Zhejiang Meteorological Bureau, invited me & colleagues to their Meteorological Disaster Prevention & Mitigation Centre to show us their efforts to close the #EarlyWarning gap.
3
6
33
Addressing #IPCC symposium “Bridging Climate Science and Policy to Accelerate Action” this morning in Kuala Lumpur, my keynote presentation focused on IPCC’s key scientific findings of the Sixth Assessment Report and how they relate to the three goals of the Paris Agreement.
1
22
18
Ahead of today’s climate science symposium in Kuala Lumpur organised by @UKinMalaysia, together with my #IPCC colleague WGIII Co-Chair Joy Pereira, I met with Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad & David Wallace of BHC in KL.
0
19
11
The Pact for the Future has been adopted at @UN HQ in NYC. We welcome the reflection of many @IPCC_CH scientific findings in the Pact, including to “accelerate the reform of the international financial architecture so that it can meet the urgent challenge of #climatechange.”.
NEWS: The Pact for the Future has been adopted by member countries by consensus at UN Headquarters in New York. The adoption will help pave the way for greater international cooperation for #OurCommonFuture.
4
12
23
Speaking as @IPCC_CH Chair, it was great to join @IPBES Chair David Obura this week to kick off a new event series by @SEIResearch on how nature and climate strategies can help meet #GlobalGoals.
🌐 GLOBAL LAUNCH | @SEIResearch Series on Nature & Climate. Join a new event series exploring integrated strategies, featuring experts from our global centres. It kicks off with keynotes from @IPCC_CH’s @JimSkeaIPCC, @IPBES & @cordioea’s @dobura, and SEI’s @Perssonasa. 🧵 1/2
1
6
13
Author nominations for the @IPCC_CH Special Report on #ClimateChange & Cities close in three days. It is really important to have a balanced gender representation of authors, with wide range of expertise & regional perspectives. Submissions close on Friday, 20 Sept.
📣 The deadline to submit calls for nominations of experts for consideration as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead authors, and Review Editors for the #IPCC Special Report on #ClimateChange & Cities is this Friday, 20 September 2024 (midnight CEST). ➡️
0
7
16