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IPCC

British  

abbreviation

  1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The new body, inspired by the IPCC, was recommended in a G20 report authored by Stiglitz, demanding action to address a global "inequality emergency", which it warned was undermining both democracy and economic progress.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

However he has had rows with the US in the past, criticising their decision to leave an earlier climate treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, when he was head of the IPCC.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

To truly make a difference will require carbon removal at the gigaton scale, or billions of tons each year, according to the IPCC.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The analysis is cited by the IPCC, environmentalists, Boeing and NASA, and remains the definitive study of aviation’s climate impact.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The research team emphasizes that results do not conflict with the benchmarks assessed by the IPCC, but rather assesses the same kinds of benchmarks using an inventory-based approach.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023