What is it?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was created in 1988 by the initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization in response to an awareness of a global issue. Scientists from all over the world post their reviews and the IPCC publishes and synthesize articles and evaluate the consequences of climate change in order to inform the decisions-makers on political, social and economical measures to take. Together with Al Gore, the IPCC received the Peace Nobel Prize for raising awareness around this dramatic problem. Once in 5 years, a consensus report is released.
Did we speak with someone from this international organization ?
No.
Important Publications/Articles on Tuvalu:
Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007, click here.
IPCC Third Assessment Report, click here.
What methods are used?
The IPCC uses the IPCC Common Methodology, here, as well as numerous climate change models.
Its take on the controversy:
The IPCC expects Tuvalu to be the first nation state to disappear due to rising sea levels brought on by climate change.
Quotations:
Jim Salinger: “As you heat up the atmosphere, it rains harder when it rains; but when it doesn’t, things dry out faster because it’s hotter. You get more flooding and more drought.”