IPCC acronyms
The IPCC framework and its reports are full of acronums. Here is a quick breakdown of the key acronyms used by the IPCC and in these webpages.
| Acronym | Full | Note |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization | |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| WG | Working Group | Body of authors focussing on a given research area |
| WGI | Working Group I |
'Science of Climate Change' TSU based in Bern, Switzerland |
| WGII | Working Group II |
'Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability' TSU based in Stanford, USA |
| WGII | Working Group III |
'Mitigation of Climate Change' TSU based in Potsdam, Germany |
| SYR | Synthesis Report |
Synthesizes material from the three Working Group reports TSU base yet to be determined |
| TGICA | The Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis | |
| TFI | The Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories | TSU based in Kamiyamacguchi, Japan |
| NGGIP | National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme | |
| AR5 | Fifth Assessment Report | Report the IPCC is currently working on |
| AR4 | Foruth Assessment Report | Published 2007 |
| TAR | Third Assessment Report | Published 2001 |
| SAR | Second Assessment Report | Published 1995 |
| FAR | First Assessment Report | Published 1990 |
| TSU | Technical Support Unit | Group that coordinates report production (one for each Working Group) |
| CWT | Core Writing Team | Body of authors for the Synthesis Report |
| TS | Technical Summary | Shortened, technical summary of the longer Working Group report |
| SPM | Summary for Policymakers | Non-technical summary of the longer Working Group report |
| CLA | Coordinating Lead Author | |
| LA | Lead Author | |
| CA | Contributing Author | |
| RE | Review Editor | |
| ER | Expert Reviewer | |
| FOD | First Order Draft | |
| SOD | Second Order Draft |