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When Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will and 31,000,000 kronor bequest established the Nobel Prizes, awarded annually to people or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to society. This year, former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) share the Nobel Peace Prize for their investigations of human-induced climate change and for raising awareness of global warming. The committee's decision to honor an environmental effort, rather than the more traditional attempts to resolve armed conflicts and minimize human suffering, is now the subject of controversy and debate.