German Advisory Council on Climate Change
The German federal government set up WBGU as an independent, scientific advisory body in 1992 in the run-up to the Rio Earth Summit. The Council's principal tasks are to:
- analyse global environment and development problems and report on these;
- review and evaluate national and international research in the field of global change;
- provide early warning of new issue areas;
- identify gaps in research and to initiate new research;
- monitor and assess national and international policies for the achievement of sustainable development;
- elaborate recommendations for action and research; and
- raise public awareness and heighten the media profile of global change issues.
In 2011, the WBGU published its most recent flagship report entitled, World in Transition – A Social Contract for Sustainability (2011). In 2013, they plan to release a new major thematic study on the world's oceans, which will provide a new focal point in identifying global environmental, economic and technological challenges and the opportunities which may arise.
Dr. Nakicenovic has sat on the Adivsory Council since 2008, and has participated in numerous plublications and events on behalf of the WBGU.
Climate comic now available in English
A comic book on climate change, featuring IIASA Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic, is now available in English. More
WBGU comic book on the great transformation
A report by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) has been adapted as a comic for the first time. IIASA Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic serves on the WBGU and appears in the comic book. More
World in Transition: New online learning opportunity
IIASA has contributed to a new online learning course now available from the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), a series of lectures discussing the global transformation to a low-carbon society. More
More private investment for sustainable energy: WBGU Report
In order to transform to a system of clean and sustainable energy, Germany and other countries must invest billions in energy transformations. More
Low-Carbon Prosperity: WBGU International Symposium
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, will give the opening address at the WBGU International Symposium ‘Towards Low-Carbon Prosperity: National Strategies and International Partnerships’, 9 May. More
