Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
scientific intergovernmental body
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Summary
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an organization established by the United Nations[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of organization established by the united nations entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,686 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[3], Rose-Walters Prize[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: intergovernmental organization[6], environmental organization[7], nonprofit organization[8]
- Founder: United Nations General Assembly[9]
- Headquarters location: Geneva[10]
- Commons category: IPCC[11]
- Industry: environment[12]
- Chairperson: James Skea[13]
- Inception: 1988[14]
- Parent organization or unit: World Meteorological Organization[15], United Nations Environment Programme[16]
- Official website: https://www.ipcc.ch/[17], https://www.ipcc.ch/languages-2/francais/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change[19]
- Main subject: climate change[20], climate finance[21]
- Topic has template: Template:IPCC[22]
- Short name: GIEC[23], IPCC[24]
- Interested in: global warming[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[26]
- Social media followers: 228,173[27], 15,800[28], 339,869[29], 25,900[30]
Why It Matters
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Works attributed to it include Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation[33], a literary work[34], written by Ottmar Edenhofer[35].
FAQs
What awards did Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change receive?
Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[3] and Rose-Walters Prize[4].