The UK’s Jim Skea has been confirmed as the new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), following an election that included three other candidates, including South Africa’s Debra Roberts. Skea, 69, was elected by 90 votes to 69 in a run-off with Thelma Krug, of Brazil, with Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, of Belgium, being the other candidate.
