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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IPCC Second Assessment Report | 6 |
| Second Assessment Report canonical | 6 |
| IPCC SAR | 1 |
| Synthesis Report of the Second Assessment Report | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283618 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Assessment Report Context triple: [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, notableWork, Second Assessment Report]
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A.
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
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B.
Science and Engineering Indicators report
The Science and Engineering Indicators report is a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of the state of U.S. and global science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, education, and innovation.
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C.
Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts
Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that addresses how climate change affects the Great Lakes ecosystem and guides cooperative adaptation and mitigation actions by the parties.
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D.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body that assesses scientific research on climate change to inform global policy and decision-making.
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E.
State of the World’s Forests
State of the World’s Forests is a recurring flagship report that provides global assessments and analysis of the status, trends, and policy issues related to the world’s forests and forestry sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Assessment Report Target entity description: 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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A.
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
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B.
Science and Engineering Indicators report
The Science and Engineering Indicators report is a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of the state of U.S. and global science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, education, and innovation.
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C.
Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts
Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that addresses how climate change affects the Great Lakes ecosystem and guides cooperative adaptation and mitigation actions by the parties.
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D.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body that assesses scientific research on climate change to inform global policy and decision-making.
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E.
State of the World’s Forests
State of the World’s Forests is a recurring flagship report that provides global assessments and analysis of the status, trends, and policy issues related to the world’s forests and forestry sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IPCC assessment report
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scientific assessment ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty | Kyoto Protocol ⓘ |
| author | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ⓘ |
| basisFor | emissions reduction commitments discussions ⓘ |
| conclusion | evidence for a discernible human influence on global climate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganization | World ⓘ |
| dateAnnounced | 1995 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| follows | First Assessment Report ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Second Assessment Report
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surface form:
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 |
Second Assessment Report
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Synthesis Report of the Second Assessment Report
Working Group I contribution to the Second Assessment Report ⓘ Working Group II contribution to the Second Assessment Report ⓘ Working Group III ⓘ
surface form:
Working Group III contribution to the Second Assessment Report
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| influenced |
Kyoto Protocol
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surface form:
Kyoto Protocol negotiations
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process
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| language | English ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Working Group I
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surface form:
IPCC Working Group I
Working Group II ⓘ
surface form:
IPCC Working Group II
Working Group III ⓘ
surface form:
IPCC Working Group III
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| publicationDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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surface form:
IPCC
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| publisher | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | SAR ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climate negotiators
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policymakers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Assessment Report Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
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Synthesis Report of the Second Assessment Report
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IPCC SAR
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IPCC Second Assessment Report
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IPCC Second Assessment Report
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Second Assessment Report
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IPCC Second Assessment Report
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IPCC Second Assessment Report
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IPCC Second Assessment Report
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