Intergovernmental Scientific Body
IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Content associated with IPCC
8th Session of the IPCC Working Group III (WGIII) and 24th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-24)
IPCC delegates completed work on the Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage, approving the text of the Summary for Policymakers, accepting the scientific and technical assessments underlying this Special Report.
22nd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-22)
In the cooperative spirit of the IPCC, delegates approved a process for developing an AR4 Synthesis Report and a decision on the IPCC programme and budget for 2005-08.
18th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-18)
Delegates adopted the Synthesis Report of the IPCC’s Third Assessment Report, drawing on all previously approved and accepted IPCC reports to address nine policy-relevant questions identified by the IPCC, based on submissions by governments. It was the first such report prepared by the IPCC.
17th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-17)
Delegates accepted the actions of the three IPCC Working Groups with regard to adopting the three sections of the Third Assessment Report (TAR) while also considering progress on the TAR Synthesis Report and discussing the future of the IPCC.