The IPCC Summary Report on Climate Change: What it Means for Impact Investing

On 27 September 2013, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first of three volumes of its fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The long-awaited report summary emerged amid a flurry of media coverage and a volley of commentary, both pro and contra. Its main conclusions were clear, however: climate change is real, its effects are already measurable, and it is being caused by human activity. AR5 Summary Highlights · Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe. · Warming in the climate system is