Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

In the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations, thousands of scientists around the world work on evaluating scientific papers related to climate change that are published every year. Based on this work, they're able to provide policy makers and the general public with a comprehensive summary of what's known about the drivers of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and how adaptation and mitigation can reduce these risks. The latest (sixth) assessment report was completed in 2023.

Find out more about the IPCC, how it works, and the key findings from the first report of the AR6 in our poster "New UN Climate Report: More Data, Better Knowledge"!

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New UN climate report: more data, better knowledge © 2021 by  Bernd Hezel, Philip Hillers, Toralf Staud | Design: Climate Media Factory | Publisher: Deutsches Klima-Konsortium, klimafakten.de, Climate Change Centre Austria and MeteoSwiss is licensed under CC BY 4.0 


Previous CCCA Activities on IPCC Reports

Tasks and Objectives of the IPCC

The main task of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, also known as the World Climate Council) is to compile and evaluate natural scientific, technical, and socio-economic knowledge from a scientific perspective.

In addition to presenting the natural scientific basis, impacts, and risks of climate change, the IPCC also highlights options for mitigation and climate change adaptation.