The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mission is to provide the world’s governments with clear scientific assessments of the state of the global climate; the impacts of any human-induced change, both social and economic; and potential response strategies.he global climate; the impacts of any human-induced change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Established in 1988 as part of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and in conjunction with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mission is to provide the world’s governments with clear scientific assessments of the state of the global climate; the impacts of any human-induced change, both social and economic; and potential response strategies. With currently 194 member countries, it has become the leading international body in this role.
On December 10, 2007 the IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. They were cited “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”.
