Thomas Stocker elected Co-chairman of the IPCC’s ‘Science’ Working Group
Bern, 4.9.2008 - Professor Thomas Stocker, a leading climate scientist at the University of Bern, will co-chair the IPCC Working Group which studies the physical scientific aspects of climate change. He was elected along with Professor Qin dahe from China at the 29th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) being held in Geneva from 31 August to 4 September 2008. Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger stated that Switzerland was extremely honoured that one of its citizens should be accorded such a position.