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The '''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change''' (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the [[World Meteorological Organization]] and the [[United Nations Environment Program]].<ref>"The IPCC was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988." [http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/index.php/csw/details/ipcc-wg1-review/]</ref>
It has published several influential reports on [[global warming]] and climate change. It is widely cited as reporting a consensus among the world's scientists that global warming is happening and that human activity is probably the main driver. [http://www.naturecanada.ca/climate_change.asp]