The document summarizes the key reports and findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from its first assessment report (FAR) in 1990 to the upcoming sixth assessment report (AR6). It notes that previous assessment reports have informed major international agreements on climate change including the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. It highlights some of the main conclusions from the IPCC's fifth assessment report (AR5) including that greenhouse gas emissions growth between 2000-2010 was larger than the previous three decades and that limiting warming to 2°C will require transformation of the energy system through technologies available today as well as lifestyle and behavior changes. The presentation concludes by outlining the main products planned for the AR6 cycle including
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