IPCC

abbreviation for

1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Example Sentences

The United Nations' climate change body, the IPCC, has said that while the number of tropical cyclones that happen globally is unlikely to increase due to a warning planet, it is "very likely" they will have higher rates of rainfall and reach higher top wind speeds.

From BBC

The IPCC, the UN climate science body, recommends that “biogenic” emissions - which come from burning organic matter like food - are not included in calculations because they are recorded under the emissions for the land and forestry sector.

From BBC

But it is "likely" that a higher proportion of tropical cyclones across the globe are reaching category three or above, meaning they reach the highest wind speeds, according to the UN's climate body, the IPCC, external.

From BBC

The number of tropical cyclones globally is unlikely to increase, according to the IPCC, external.

From BBC

Then, depending on the world’s climate progress, it could subsequently exceed the dangerous 2-degree threshold in the 2040s, according to the IPCC’s 2023 report.

From Salon