{"id":58870,"date":"2022-02-28T11:11:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?page_id=58870"},"modified":"2022-04-01T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:20:05","slug":"ipcc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/ipcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/path><\/svg><\/a> (IPCC) is the most authoritative international source on the causes and potential consequences of climate change. It was established in 1988, and its members are the governments who are also members of the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Metrological Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IPCC produces special reports and assessment reports by experts in its member countries, who review the existing evidence and research. The IPCC First Assessment Report was published in 1990, and its Sixth Assessment Report is being published in four volumes between 2021 and 2022. Most IPCC reports include a Summary of Policymakers that is approved by its member governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the reports of the IPCC are prepared by experts who form three working groups on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n