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Global warming - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAccording to their own website, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) "has been established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation." The IPCC was set up by the United Nations (UN) in 1988. The United Nations then held the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, with around 25,000 people and 108 nations attending! The UN had earlier set up the UNEP in 1972. The IPCC has published three Assessment Reports: the First in 1990, the Second in 1995 and the Third in 2001. The IPCC is currently completing the Fourth Assessment Report. The Summary for policy makers was published in early 2007 and Working groups then completed the Report. Progress reports are published on the IPCC website. The full IPCC Fourth Assessment Report was published in late 2007. Links: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - website. IPCC - About IPCC IPCC - Reports - full documents from all the Assessment Reports and Other reports. United Nations Environment Program World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |