With annotations by: AccessIPCC - Version 1.02 - 2010 Dec 14 - Contains annotated versions of all 44 Chapters of Working Groups 1, 2 & 3
With the exception of Chapter and Section headings, all coloured text has been inserted by AccessIPCC. The non-coloured text is the IPCC original.
A number of emails from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia were published on the Internet in November 2009. This has provided a window into the world of climate science.
We have identified a number of key individuals involved in the emails whom we have designated as Persons of Concern [PoC]; a Journal in which a PoC has published has been designated as a Journal of Concern [JoC].
This is not to suggest that we believe such papers are necessarily flawed, but rather that, as Joseph Alcamo noted at Bali in October 2009, "as policymakers and the public begin to grasp the multi-billion dollar price tag for mitigating and adapting to climate change, we should expect a sharper questioning of the science behind climate policy".
References occur in a list at the end of each chapter. Citations are within the normal text of sections and paragraphs.
| Tag | Explanation | Where Used | References | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoC |
Person of Concern Key individual involved in CRU emails as defined in this spreadsheet. |
References, Citations, IPCC Roles | 156 | 245 |
| JoC |
Journal of Concern A Journal which has published articles by one or more PoCs (Person of Concern) |
References, Citations | 1926 | 2631 |
| MoS |
Model or Simulation Reference appears to be a model or simulation, not observation or experiment. |
References, Citations | 1055 | 1338 |
| NPR |
Non Peer Reviewed Reference has no Journal or no Volume or no Pages or it has Editors. |
References, Citations | 2942 | 3874 |
| SRC |
Self Reference Concern Author of a chapter containing references to own work. |
References, Citations, IPCC Roles | 1178 | 1989 |
| ARC |
Paper authored or co-authored by person who is also in list of Authors of another chapter. |
References, Citations | 1234 | 1770 |
| 2007 |
Paper dated 2007, when IPCC policy stated cutoff was December 2005 |
References, Citations | 245 | 564 |
| Ambiguous |
The short inline citation matched with more than one reference; however, AccessIPCC will link to the first reference found. |
Citations | - | 142 |
| NotFound |
The short inline citation was not matched with any reference. Believed to be caused by typing errors. |
Citations | - | 69 |
| Clean |
The reference was probably peer reviewed. |
References, Citations | 2237 | 2444 |
| Chapter | Citations | References | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document | Title | IPCC Text | Clean | Tagged | NotFound | Ambiguous | PoC | JoC | MoS | NPR | SRC | ARC | 2007 |
| AR4-WG2-1 | Chapter 1: Assessment of Observed Changes and Responses in Natural and Managed Systems | IPCC-Original | 248 | 446 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 198 | 33 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 13 |
| AR4-WG2-2 | Chapter 2: New Assesment Methods and the Characterisation of Future Conditions | IPCC-Original | 49 | 505 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 119 | 94 | 129 | 100 | 95 | 23 |
| AR4-WG2-3 | Chapter 3: Fresh Water Resources and their Management | IPCC-Original | 120 | 350 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 82 | 113 | 59 | 59 | 16 |
| AR4-WG2-4 | Chapter 4: Ecosystems, their Properties, Goods and Services | IPCC-Original | 352 | 1067 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 273 | 130 | 174 | 148 | 113 | 18 |
| AR4-WG2-5 | Chapter 5: Food, Fibre, and Forest Products | IPCC-Original | 112 | 432 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 126 | 84 | 136 | 55 | 78 | 10 |
| AR4-WG2-6 | Chapter 6: Coastal Systems and Low-Lying Areas | IPCC-Original | 146 | 371 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 72 | 62 | 169 | 82 | 47 | 13 |
| AR4-WG2-7 | Chapter 7: Industry, Settlement and Society | IPCC-Original | 58 | 234 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 24 | 135 | 36 | 41 | 5 |
| AR4-WG2-8 | Chapter 8: Human Health | IPCC-Original | 314 | 266 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 54 | 141 | 59 | 43 | 9 |
| AR4-WG2-9 | Chapter 9: Africa | IPCC-Original | 99 | 405 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 44 | 153 | 27 | 68 | 6 |
| AR4-WG2-10 | Chapter 10: Asia | IPCC-Original | 108 | 357 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 47 | 161 | 37 | 57 | 6 |
| AR4-WG2-11 | Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand | IPCC-Original | 65 | 290 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 47 | 220 | 57 | 29 | 20 |
| AR4-WG2-12 | Chapter 12: Europe | IPCC-Original | 184 | 627 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 136 | 116 | 207 | 58 | 124 | 24 |
| AR4-WG2-13 | Chapter 13: Latin America | IPCC-Original | 73 | 333 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 214 | 31 | 32 | 8 |
| AR4-WG2-14 | Chapter 14: North America | IPCC-Original | 134 | 519 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 141 | 65 | 249 | 78 | 73 | 10 |
| AR4-WG2-15 | Chapter 15: Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) | IPCC-Original | 112 | 404 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 105 | 29 | 114 | 74 | 24 | 11 |
| AR4-WG2-16 | Chapter 16: Small Islands | IPCC-Original | 63 | 198 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 79 | 18 | 31 | 5 |
| AR4-WG2-17 | Chapter 17: Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity | IPCC-Original | 50 | 329 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 25 | 127 | 47 | 67 | 8 |
| AR4-WG2-18 | Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and Mitigation | IPCC-Original | 57 | 283 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 20 | 125 | 42 | 70 | 15 |
| AR4-WG2-19 | Chapter 19: Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and the Risk from Climate Change | IPCC-Original | 34 | 365 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 137 | 37 | 81 | 49 | 76 | 21 |
| AR4-WG2-20 | Chapter 20: Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability | IPCC-Original | 66 | 237 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 101 | 28 | 53 | 4 |
| Chapter | Citations | References | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document | Title | IPCC Text | Total | Clean | Tagged | NotFound | Ambiguous | Total | PoC | JoC | MoS | NPR | SRC | ARC | 2007 |
| AR4-WG2-1 | Chapter 1: Assessment of Observed Changes and Responses in Natural and Managed Systems | IPCC-Original | 703 | 35.3% | 63.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 650 | 1% | 30% | 5% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-2 | Chapter 2: New Assesment Methods and the Characterisation of Future Conditions | IPCC-Original | 567 | 8.6% | 89.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 373 | 4% | 31% | 25% | 34% | 26% | 25% | 6% |
| AR4-WG2-3 | Chapter 3: Fresh Water Resources and their Management | IPCC-Original | 476 | 25.2% | 73.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 377 | 1% | 22% | 21% | 29% | 15% | 15% | 4% |
| AR4-WG2-4 | Chapter 4: Ecosystems, their Properties, Goods and Services | IPCC-Original | 1444 | 24.4% | 73.9% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 916 | 1% | 29% | 14% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-5 | Chapter 5: Food, Fibre, and Forest Products | IPCC-Original | 551 | 20.3% | 78.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 444 | 0.4% | 28% | 18% | 30% | 12% | 17% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-6 | Chapter 6: Coastal Systems and Low-Lying Areas | IPCC-Original | 524 | 27.9% | 70.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 443 | 2% | 16% | 13% | 38% | 18% | 10% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-7 | Chapter 7: Industry, Settlement and Society | IPCC-Original | 298 | 19.5% | 78.5% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 244 | 0.8% | 12% | 9% | 55% | 14% | 16% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-8 | Chapter 8: Human Health | IPCC-Original | 597 | 52.6% | 44.6% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 556 | 0.1% | 8% | 9% | 25% | 10% | 7% | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-9 | Chapter 9: Africa | IPCC-Original | 516 | 19.2% | 78.5% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 360 | 0.8% | 28% | 12% | 42% | 7% | 18% | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-10 | Chapter 10: Asia | IPCC-Original | 472 | 22.9% | 75.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 390 | 0.5% | 16% | 12% | 41% | 9% | 14% | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-11 | Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand | IPCC-Original | 360 | 18.1% | 80.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 372 | 1% | 10% | 12% | 59% | 15% | 7% | 5% |
| AR4-WG2-12 | Chapter 12: Europe | IPCC-Original | 833 | 22.1% | 75.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 630 | 1% | 21% | 18% | 32% | 9% | 19% | 3% |
| AR4-WG2-13 | Chapter 13: Latin America | IPCC-Original | 413 | 17.7% | 80.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 354 | 1% | 15% | 9% | 60% | 8% | 9% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-14 | Chapter 14: North America | IPCC-Original | 660 | 20.3% | 78.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 562 | 3% | 25% | 11% | 44% | 13% | 12% | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-15 | Chapter 15: Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) | IPCC-Original | 526 | 21.3% | 76.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 361 | 2% | 29% | 8% | 31% | 20% | 6% | 3% |
| AR4-WG2-16 | Chapter 16: Small Islands | IPCC-Original | 265 | 23.8% | 74.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 194 | 2% | 14% | 9% | 40% | 9% | 15% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-17 | Chapter 17: Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity | IPCC-Original | 387 | 12.9% | 85.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 273 | 0.7% | 24% | 9% | 46% | 17% | 24% | 2% |
| AR4-WG2-18 | Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and Mitigation | IPCC-Original | 357 | 16.0% | 79.3% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 270 | 3% | 21% | 7% | 46% | 15% | 25% | 5% |
| AR4-WG2-19 | Chapter 19: Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and the Risk from Climate Change | IPCC-Original | 404 | 8.4% | 90.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 273 | 12% | 50% | 13% | 29% | 17% | 27% | 7% |
| AR4-WG2-20 | Chapter 20: Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability | IPCC-Original | 318 | 20.8% | 74.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 220 | 0.4% | 19% | 5% | 45% | 12% | 24% | 1% |
NOTE: In the Summary of Reviewer Comments,
Accepted includes only those responses that were unambiguously Accepted.
There are other categories of responses that we have not yet quantified
due to inconsistencies of usage.
| Chapter | Govt Rep | IPCC Role | Independent Expert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbrev | Title | Comments | Accepted | % | Comments | Accepted | % | Comments | Accepted | % |
| AR4-WG2-1 | Chapter 1: Assessment of Observed Changes and Responses in Natural and Managed Systems | 302 | 17 | 5% | 611 | 101 | 16% | 313 | 42 | 13% |
| AR4-WG2-2 | Chapter 2: New Assesment Methods and the Characterisation of Future Conditions | 92 | 1 | 1% | 129 | 5 | 3% | 289 | 9 | 3% |
| AR4-WG2-3 | Chapter 3: Fresh Water Resources and their Management | 274 | 55 | 20% | 513 | 101 | 19% | 188 | 24 | 12% |
| AR4-WG2-4 | Chapter 4: Ecosystems, their Properties, Goods and Services | 559 | 94 | 16% | 359 | 47 | 13% | 374 | 33 | 8% |
| AR4-WG2-5 | Chapter 5: Food, Fibre, and Forest Products | 314 | 26 | 8% | 304 | 18 | 5% | 235 | 15 | 6% |
| AR4-WG2-6 | Chapter 6: Coastal Systems and Low-Lying Areas | 182 | 13 | 7% | 257 | 31 | 12% | 168 | 14 | 8% |
| AR4-WG2-7 | Chapter 7: Industry, Settlement and Society | 170 | 17 | 10% | 221 | 29 | 13% | 328 | 44 | 13% |
| AR4-WG2-8 | Chapter 8: Human Health | 249 | 0 | 0% | 468 | 1 | 0% | 151 | 0 | 0% |
| AR4-WG2-9 | Chapter 9: Africa | 88 | 1 | 1% | 227 | 53 | 23% | 393 | 52 | 13% |
| AR4-WG2-10 | Chapter 10: Asia | 86 | 1 | 1% | 379 | 19 | 5% | 206 | 16 | 7% |
| AR4-WG2-11 | Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand | 189 | 35 | 18% | 390 | 86 | 22% | 153 | 36 | 23% |
| AR4-WG2-12 | Chapter 12: Europe | 204 | 11 | 5% | 382 | 34 | 8% | 165 | 14 | 8% |
| AR4-WG2-13 | Chapter 13: Latin America | 160 | 60 | 37% | 521 | 222 | 42% | 199 | 86 | 43% |
| AR4-WG2-14 | Chapter 14: North America | 141 | 8 | 5% | 222 | 10 | 4% | 344 | 4 | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-15 | Chapter 15: Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) | 173 | 10 | 5% | 280 | 26 | 9% | 97 | 1 | 1% |
| AR4-WG2-16 | Chapter 16: Small Islands | 54 | 6 | 11% | 176 | 38 | 21% | 83 | 10 | 12% |
| AR4-WG2-17 | Chapter 17: Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity | 158 | 10 | 6% | 414 | 22 | 5% | 109 | 7 | 6% |
| AR4-WG2-18 | Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and Mitigation | 175 | 30 | 17% | 434 | 52 | 11% | 21 | 1 | 4% |
| AR4-WG2-19 | Chapter 19: Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and the Risk from Climate Change | 219 | 4 | 1% | 403 | 17 | 4% | 74 | 5 | 6% |
| AR4-WG2-20 | Chapter 20: Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability | 94 | 5 | 5% | 341 | 12 | 3% | 231 | 8 | 3% |