Summary for policymakers of the synthesis report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report

Nov 2007

This Synthesis Report is based on the assessment carried out by the three Working Groups of the IPCC. It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report.
A complete elaboration of the topics covered in this summary can be found in this Synthesis Report and in the underlying reports of the three Working Groups.

In this document:
1. Observed changes in climate and their effects
2. Causes of change
3. Projected climate change and its impacts
4. Adaptation and mitigation options
5. The long-term perspective

By: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

 
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