Climate change: exchanging views with new IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee

On a tour of European institutions in Brussels, Hoesung Lee was received by BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer, for a first exchange of views with business after his election as the new Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). At the meeting, he highlighted the priorities for his mandate which include institutionalisation of business engagement in the IPCC process and improving IPCC communications. He also pointed out to the need to strengthen carbon pricing and its important role in achieving emissions reductions. Photos