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SCAR Lectures at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings

There is an annual SCAR Lecture at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. Here you will find the presentation slides of these lectures, with links to the lecture abstract, text, associated Treaty papers and other material. 

SCAR Lecture 2022: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment A Synopsis and Recommendations for Action (Lecture Slides)
SCAR Lecture 2022: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment A Synopsis and Recommendations for Action (Lecture Slides)

ATCM XLIV and CEP XXIV 2022, Berlin, Germany

SCAR Lecture 2022: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment: A Synopsis and Recommendations for Action (Lecture Slides)

Hans-Otto Pörtner

The lecture is based on Working Paper 30. The full report "Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment: A Synopsis and Recommendations for Action" is available from the SCAR library.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May - 02 June 2022
SCAR Lecture 2019: What does the Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Protection?
SCAR Lecture 2019: What does the Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Protection?

ATCM XLII and CEP XXII 20197, Prague, Czech Republic

SCAR Lecture 2019: What does the Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Protection? (Lecture Slides)

Steven Chown

A summary of the lecture is given in Information Paper 135.

 

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
42nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
1 - 11 July 2019

SCAR Lecture 2017: What does the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement mean for Antarctica?
SCAR Lecture 2017: What does the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement mean for Antarctica?

ATCM XL and CEP XX 2017, Beijing, China

SCAR Lecture 2017: What does the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement mean for Antarctica? (Lecture Slides)

Tim Naish

See also the lecture text, Information Paper 161 (IP161), with Attachment 44 (ATT044), and Background Paper 20 (BP020).

A related essay by Tim Naish was published in the New Zealand Antarctic Society (NZAS) journal 'Antarctic' in December 2017.  The pdf has been kindly made available by NZAS:
Naish, T., 2017. What does the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Antarctica? Antarctic 35(4), 46-51

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
22 May 2017 - 01 Jun 2017
SCAR Lecture 2016: Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica
SCAR Lecture 2016: Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica

SCAR Lecture

Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica

Presentation slides

Professor Jerónimo López-Martínez's presentation, entitled ‘Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica’, given at ATCM XXXIX, Santiago, Chile, 2016, accompanied by ATCM XXXIX Background Paper 003: SCAR Lecture - "Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica".

SCAR Lecture 2015: Southern Ocean Acidification
SCAR Lecture 2015: Southern Ocean Acidification

ATCM XXXVIII and CEP XVIII 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria

Lecture slides of the SCAR Lecture 2015: Southern Ocean Acidification

Richard Bellerby

Richard Bellerby, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Bergen, Norway and State Key Laboratory for Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, China on behalf of the SCAR Action Group on Ocean Acidification

Abstract available as Background Paper 1 (BP001)

SCAR Lecture 2014: Back to the Future: Past Antarctic Climates, Ice Sheet History & Their Relevance for Understanding Future Trends
SCAR Lecture 2014: Back to the Future: Past Antarctic Climates, Ice Sheet History & Their Relevance for Understanding Future Trends

ATCM XXXVII and CEP XVII 2014, Brasilia, Brazil

Lecture slides

SCAR Lecture 2014: Back to the Future: Past Antarctic Climates, Ice Sheet History & Their Relevance for Understanding Future Trends

C. Escutia, Spanish Research Council, Granada, Spain & the SCAR PAIS Steering Committee

See the abstract in the associated background paper (BP006) 

SCAR Lecture 2013: Probing for Life at its Limits: Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Ecosystems
SCAR Lecture 2013: Probing for Life at its Limits: Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Ecosystems

ATCM XXXVI and CEP XVI 2013, Brussels, Belgium

SCAR Lecture: Probing for Life at its Limits: Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Ecosystems

by Prof Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt and co-authored by Prof Jemma Wadham

See also the background paper (BP014) and the lecture text.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
36th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
20 May 2013 - 29 May 2013
SCAR Lecture 2012: Aliens in Antarctica
SCAR Lecture 2012: Aliens in Antarctica

ATCM XXXV and CEP XV 2012, Hobart, Australia

SCAR Lecture 2012: Aliens in Antarctica by Dr. Aleks Terauds

This is a .pdf of the slides of the SCAR lecture. Note that these slides are taken from the Prezzi presentation, which should be considered as the original format. 

Also available: 

Prezzi Presentation of the SCAR Lecture 2012 (Mac OS X)

Prezzi Presentation of the SCAR Lecture 2012 (Windows)

SCAR Lecture 2012: Aliens in Antarctica (movie)

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
11 Jun 2012 - 20 Jun 2012
SCAR Lecture 2011: Detecting the Imprint of Humans on Antarctica: A Case Study
SCAR Lecture 2011: Detecting the Imprint of Humans on Antarctica: A Case Study

ATCM XXXIV and CEP XIV 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lecture slides and overview text

SCAR Lecture: Detecting the Imprint of Humans on Antarctica: A Case Study

by Mahlon C. Kennicutt II

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
34th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
20 Jun 2011 - 01 Jul 2011
SCAR Lecture 2010: Psychrophiles: A Challenge for Life
SCAR Lecture 2010: Psychrophiles: A Challenge for Life

ATCM XXXIII and CEP XIII 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay

SCAR Lecture 2010: Psychrophiles: A Challenge for Life

by Professor Charles Gerday, Institute of Chemistry, University of Liège, Belgium

Lecture slides. 

Attachment 4 to Information Paper 3 (IP003)

Also see the lecture slide text and  accompanying text.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
33th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
03 May 2010 - 14 May 2010
SCAR Lecture 2009: Marine Life and Change in the Southern Ocean
SCAR Lecture 2009: Marine Life and Change in the Southern Ocean

ATCM XXXII and CEP XII 2009, Baltimore, United States

Lecture Slides for Information Paper 71 (IP071)

SCAR Lecture 2009: Marine Life and Change in the Southern Ocean

by Prof. Dr. Karin Lochte, Director, AWI, Bremerhaven 

See also the lecture slide text and associated movies.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
32th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
06 Apr 2009 - 17 Apr 2009
SCAR Lecture 2008: Space Weather and its Effects
SCAR Lecture 2008: Space Weather and its Effects

ATCM XXXI and CEP XI 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine

Attachment 78 to Information Paper 60 (IP060)

ATT078 to IP060 - SCAR Lecture 2008: Space Weather and its Effects

by Louis J. Lanzerotti

Text is given in the Information Paper.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
31th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
02 Jun 2008 - 13 Jun 2008
SCAR Lecture 2007: Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next?
SCAR Lecture 2007: Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next?

ATCM XXX and CEP X 2007, New Delhi, India

Lecture Slides

IP124: SCAR Lecture Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next?

by Chris Rapley, President of SCAR, Member of the International Polar Year 2007-2008 Joint Committee, Director of the British Antarctic Survey

See also the overview of the slides (IP124). Attachment 74 (ATT074) contains the same overview of lecture slides as IP124.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
30 Apr 2007 - 11 May 2007
SCAR Lecture 2006: Climate Change: an Antarctic Perspective
SCAR Lecture 2006: Climate Change: an Antarctic Perspective

ATCM XXIX and CEP IX 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland

Lecture Slides

IP076: SCAR Lecture: Climate Change: an Antarctic Perspective (Lecture Slides)

by Valérie Masson-Delmotte

See also the summary of slide text and animation. 

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
29th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
12 Jun 2006 - 23 Jun 2006
SCAR Lecture 2005: Biodiversity: Antarctic Moves in Life's Grand Game
SCAR Lecture 2005: Biodiversity: Antarctic Moves in Life's Grand Game

ATCM XXVIII and CEP VIII 2005, Stockholm, Sweden

SCAR Lecture: SCAR Lecture: Biodiversity: Antarctic Moves in Life's Grand Game

by Prof Steven L. Chown

Lecture slides.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
28th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
06 Jun 2005 - 17 Jun 2005
SCAR Lecture 2004: The Secret Life of Lake Vostok
SCAR Lecture 2004: The Secret Life of Lake Vostok

ATCM XXVII and CEP VII 2004, Capetown, South Africa

SCAR Lecture: The Secret Life of Lake Vostok

by Robin E. Bell, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New York, USA

Lecture slides

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
27th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
24 May 2004 - 04 Jun 2004