U.N.+International+Panel+on+Climate+Change+(2001,+2007)

The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), which are two organizations of the United Nations. It won the 2007 Nobel Piece Prize along with Al Gore. The Objectives of the IPCC are to monitor:
 * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change** (1988-present) IPCC
 * 1) human-induced climate change,
 * 2) the impacts of human-induced climate change,
 * 3) options for adaptation and mitigation.
 * The world organization to bring countries together to fight global warming and poulltion
 * It has published four reports and they are presently working on the fifth
 * These reports tell countries how our modern pollution is affecting the environment
 * They perform scientific research to estimate the pollution effects, and how to prevent their negative effects on the environment
 * They meet once a year to discuss events and information
 * People from over 130 participate in IPCC
 * This provides a group to raise awareness of pollution effects in our time

By: Marie Steinbock