Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
A scientific body whose economic projections are cited by Chris Wright to argue that the economic impact of climate change by the end of the century is relatively minor compared to other global problems.
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Summary
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body established in 1988 to assess the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications, potential future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. The IPCC is widely regarded as the world's leading authority on climate science, producing comprehensive Assessment Reports, Special Reports, and Methodology Reports. In the provided context, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright referenced IPCC data to support his argument that the economic threat of global warming is often overstated.
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Extracted Attributes
Founded
1988
Purpose
To provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications, potential future risks, and adaptation/mitigation options.
Authority
World's top authority on climate science
Key Activities
Assessing peer-reviewed scientific literature, preparing comprehensive Assessment Reports, Special Reports, and Methodology Reports.
Organization Type
Intergovernmental body, Scientific body
Latest Major Report
Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)
Timeline
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was created by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as an intergovernmental body. (Source: web_search_results)
1988
- The Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 'The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change', was published. (Source: web_search_results)
2021-08
- The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 'Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability', was published. (Source: web_search_results)
2022-02
- The Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 'Mitigation of Climate Change', was published. (Source: web_search_results)
2022-04
- The Synthesis Report for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, summarizing the entire document, was finalized and published, serving as a basis for COP28. (Source: web_search_results)
2023-03-20
Web Search Results
- IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
# The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ### The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC-63 Seventh Assessment Report ## The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options. [...] The IPCC prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for reducing the rate at which climate change is taking place. It also produces Special Reports on topics agreed to by its member governments, as well as Methodology Reports that provide guidelines for the preparation of greenhouse gas inventories. The latest report is the Sixth Assessment Report which consists of [...] The main activity of the IPCC is the preparation of reports assessing the state of knowledge of climate change. These include assessment reports, special reports and methodology reports. To deliver this work programme, the IPCC holds meetings of its government representatives, convening as plenary sessions of the Panel or IPCC Working Groups to approve, adopt and accept reports. Plenary Sessions of the IPCC also determine the IPCC work programme, and other business including its budget and
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) collects, reviews, and summarizes the best information on climate change and its impacts, and puts forward possible solutions. The IPCC was created by the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 and is widely considered the world’s top authority on climate science. Its reports are written for policymakers and scientists, but they are available to everyone. They often provide useful knowledge and data for teachers and journalists, like an [...] encyclopedia. [...] data.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Wikipedia
consensus agreement. So the IPCC is both a scientific body and an organization of governments. Its job is to tell governments what scientists know about climate change. It also examines the impacts of climate change and options for dealing with it. The IPCC does this by assessing peer-reviewed scientific literature. [...] [edit] [...] The United States Environmental Protection Agency sought an international convention to restrict greenhouse gas emissions. The Reagan Administration worried that independent scientists would have too much influence. The WMO and UNEP therefore created the IPCC as an intergovernmental body in 1988. Scientists take part in the IPCC as both experts and government representatives. The IPCC produces reports backed by all leading relevant scientists. Member governments must also endorse the reports by
- Climate Reports - the United Nations
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and is affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, says this Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit. Increased heatwaves, droughts and floods are already exceeding plants and animals’ tolerance thresholds, driving mass mortalities in species such as trees and corals. These weather extremes are occurring
- IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Wikipedia
## Synthesis report for all three working group reports [edit] The synthesis report which summarises the entire document was finalised at the 58th plenary meeting of the panel at Interlaken in March 2023 and was published on 20 March 2023. It includes a summary for policymakers and was the basis for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. [...] "Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above 1850–1900 in 2011–2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase, with unequal historical and ongoing contributions arising from unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change, lifestyles and patterns of consumption and production across regions, between and within countries, and among individuals." [...] The sixth assessment report is made up of the reports of three working groups (WG I, II, and III) and a synthesis report which concluded the assessment in early 2023. The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change in August 2021 (WGI contribution) Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability in February 2022 (WGII contribution) Mitigation of Climate Change in April 2022 (WGIII contribution) Synthesis Report in March 2023 ### Geopolitics [edit]