Second Assessment Report
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The Second Assessment Report is a major 1995 IPCC publication that comprehensively evaluated the scientific evidence for human-induced climate change and significantly influenced international climate policy, including the Kyoto Protocol negotiations.
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| instanceOf |
IPCC assessment report
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scientific assessment → |
| associatedWithTreaty |
Kyoto Protocol
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| author |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| basisFor |
emissions reduction commitments discussions
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| conclusion |
evidence for a discernible human influence on global climate
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| countryOfOrganization |
World
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| dateAnnounced |
1995
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| field |
climate policy
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climatology → environmental science → |
| focusesOn |
adaptation to climate change
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impacts of climate change → mitigation of climate change → scientific basis of climate change → |
| followedBy |
Third Assessment Report
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| follows |
First Assessment Report
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| hasAbbreviation |
IPCC SAR
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| hasKeyFinding |
most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations
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warming of the climate system is broadly consistent with model projections of increased greenhouse gases → |
| hasPart |
Synthesis Report of the Second Assessment Report
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Working Group I contribution to the Second Assessment Report → Working Group II contribution to the Second Assessment Report → Working Group III contribution to the Second Assessment Report → |
| influenced |
Kyoto Protocol negotiations
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process → |
| language |
English
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| producedBy |
IPCC Working Group I
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IPCC Working Group II → IPCC Working Group III → |
| publicationDecade |
1990s
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| publicationYear |
1995
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| publishedBy |
IPCC
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| publisher |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| scope |
global
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| shortName |
SAR
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| sponsor |
United Nations Environment Programme
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World Meteorological Organization → |
| subject |
anthropogenic climate change
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climate change → global warming → greenhouse gas emissions → |
| targetAudience |
governments
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policy makers → scientific community → |
| typeOfWork |
assessment report
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| usedBy |
climate negotiators
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policymakers → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Working Group II
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Working Group I
("IPCC Second Assessment Report")
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contributesTo |
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First Assessment Report
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followedBy |
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Second Assessment Report
("IPCC SAR")
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hasAbbreviation |
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Second Assessment Report
("Synthesis Report of the Second Assessment Report")
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hasPart |
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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notableWork |
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First Assessment Report
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precedes |
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Third Assessment Report
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predecessor |