Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Question 1

the IPCC was set up in ……….by the

Answer 1

1988 by the UN environment programme, UNEP, and the world meteorological organisation, WMO.

Question 2

the IPCC’s purpose is to ……………………….by

Answer 2

publish reports assessing climate change by reviewing recent data on climate change, not carrying out its own research

Question 3

the IPCC has…..members

Answer 3

195

Question 4

advantages of the IPCC are: (3 items)

Answer 4

• there are 195 members so IPCC reports have a large potential outreach
• the report provides reliable facts to help governments plan their climate change action
• targets can be set by governments based on reports to limit climate change

Question 5

negative of the IPCC are: (1 item)

Answer 5

-the reports are only advisory, so governments can choose to ignore their predictions, warnings and general information

Question 6

the october 2018 ipcc report predicted that if climate change was not limited to a …….degree increase, then

Answer 6

1.5 degrees, then catastrophic impacts would occur

Question 7

which country announced that it would conitnue to back the coal industry after the release of the oct, 2018 ipcc report?
why was this

Answer 7

Australia

because it ould keep energy bills down for voters