Ipieca is a global
not-for-profit
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While not-for-profit organizations and Nonprofit organ ...
oil and gas industry
The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume products ...
association
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*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
for
environmental
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* Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...
and
social issues
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, headquartered in London. The association was established in 1974 at the request of the
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the Declaration of the United Nati ...
(UNEP) as the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association and changed its name in 2002.
Company members contribute to Ipieca's budget according to an individually agreed percentage based on the volume of
crude oil
Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring u ...
produced and
petroleum products
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sold by each company and the number of geographical areas where the company has interests.
Ipieca is the industry channel into UN's
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to "provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies". The World Met ...
(IPCC) and the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change. It is an international treaty among countries to combat "dangerous human interference with th ...
(UNFCCC), both concerned with
climate change
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.
Its geographical coverage encompasses North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe and the global
energy market
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.
Beginning in the 1980s, the organization was involved in efforts to dispute climate science and weaken international climate policy.
See also
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International Association of Oil & Gas Producers The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) is the petroleum industry's global forum in which members identify and share best practices to achieve improvements in health, safety, the environment, security, social responsibility, engi ...
, set up at the same time and in the same place
References
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External links
*https://www.ipieca.org
Ipieca reporting table BP Sustainability Report 2016
Petroleum industry