Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	IPCC
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2007)
Date	1988
Headquarters	Geneva
Areas Of Involvement	Global warming • Climate change

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Dr. Housing Lee speaks at a podium to a full assembly in a large United Nations conference hall, with a climate change presentation projected behind him.

Infographic showing a timeline of major climate change milestones from 1896 to 2025, with key events listed on the left. Insets on the right display a graph of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, diagrams of ocean acidification due to carbon dioxide, and a world map highlighting countries that have signed or ratified the Paris Agreement.

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