Statement: “It (the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) began the funding of research, spreading it around the globe. At this point, it had billions and billions of dollars. I saw a total yesterday: $47 billion in federal and international funds have been spent to research global warming,” KUSI weathercaster John Coleman told a local Rotary club April 29.
Analysis: Coleman’s statement is false. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change doesn’t have billions of dollars nor does it fund research. The Nobel Prize-winning organization’s annual budget is typically less than $10 million. Between 1989 and 2008, the world’s governments contributed $90 million to it.
Fact Check: The UN's Billions for Climate Change?
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