Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body that assesses scientific research on climate change to inform global policy and decision-making.

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instanceOf United Nations body
intergovernmental organization
areaOfWork climate change
climate change adaptation
climate change mitigation
climate science assessment
greenhouse gas emissions
impacts of climate change
awarded Nobel Peace Prize
awardYear 2007
coLaureateWith Albert Gore, Jr.
surface form: Al Gore
decisionMakingBody Plenary
foundedBy United Nations Environment Programme
World Meteorological Organization
foundedIn 1988
hasSubOrganization Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Working Group I
Working Group II
Working Group III
headquartersCountry Switzerland
headquartersLocation Geneva
inception 1988
influences Paris Agreement negotiations
international climate policy
mandateGivenBy United Nations General Assembly
membership member governments
method assessment of peer‑reviewed scientific literature
notableWork Fifth Assessment Report
First Assessment Report
Fourth Assessment Report
Second Assessment Report
Sixth Assessment Report
Special Report on Climate Change and Land
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Third Assessment Report
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations
produces assessment reports
methodology reports
special reports
purpose assess scientific information related to climate change
inform policymakers about climate change
provide regular assessments of climate change science
support international climate negotiations
recognizedBy United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
scope global
secretariatLocation Geneva
shortName Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change self-linksurface differs
surface form: IPCC
supportedBy IPCC Secretariat
typeOfMembership intergovernmental
website https://www.ipcc.ch
workingGroupIFocus physical science basis of climate change
workingGroupIIFocus impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
workingGroupIIIFocus mitigation of climate change

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Special Report on Climate Change and Land approvedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
this entity surface form: IPCC Plenary
First Assessment Report author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Second Assessment Report author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sixth Assessment Report author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on Climate Change and Land author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Albert Gore, Jr. co-recipientWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
subject surface form: Albert Gore Jr.
United Nations Environment Programme coFounded Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
World Meteorological Organization cofounderOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks conformsTo Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines
Directorate-General for Climate Action cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
International Oceanographic Commission cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
World Meteorological Congress cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
World Meteorological Organization cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research coordinatesWith Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ICESat missions dataUsedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group II establishedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group III foundedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC Secretariat namedAfter Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories operatesUnder Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC Secretariat parentOrganization Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group II parentOrganization Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group III parentOrganization Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC Secretariat partOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories partOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group I partOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group II partOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group III partOf Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Fifth Assessment Report publishedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Fourth Assessment Report publishedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Second Assessment Report publishedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
this entity surface form: IPCC
Third Assessment Report publishedBy Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Fifth Assessment Report publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
this entity surface form: IPCC
Fourth Assessment Report publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
this entity surface form: IPCC
Second Assessment Report publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sixth Assessment Report publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on Climate Change and Land publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations relatedTo Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Emissions Gap Report relatedTo Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Global Climate Observing System relatedTo Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shortName Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IPCC
Global Atmosphere Watch supports Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations usesScientificInputFrom Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change