Revised rules of procedure for the IPCC process: An editorial essay

Abstract

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its fifteenth Plenary session in San Jose, Costa Rica in April, 1999. One major item on the agenda was the adoption of a revised set of rules of procedure for the Panel's work with its Third Assessment Report (TAR). The IPCC process is already a time-consuming and cumbersome process, and the new rules of procedure adopted at the fifteenth Plenary session adds further complexity and bureaucracy to the process.