Fourth Assessment Report
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The Fourth Assessment Report is a major 2007 synthesis by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that comprehensively evaluated the scientific evidence for climate change, its impacts, and mitigation options, and strongly influenced global climate policy discussions.
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IPCC assessment report
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climate change report → scientific assessment → |
| assesses |
adaptation options
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future climate projections → greenhouse gas emissions scenarios → mitigation options → regional climate impacts → |
| citedIn |
Bali Action Plan
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| concludes |
most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations
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warming of the climate system is unequivocal → |
| coordinatedBy |
IPCC Working Group I
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IPCC Working Group II → IPCC Working Group III → |
| endorsedBy |
IPCC Plenary
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| focusesOn |
impacts of climate change
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mitigation of climate change → scientific basis of climate change → vulnerability to climate change → |
| followedBy |
Fifth Assessment Report
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| follows |
Third Assessment Report
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| geographicScope |
global
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| hasComponent |
Synthesis Report
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Working Group I contribution → Working Group II contribution → Working Group III contribution → |
| influenced |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations
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global climate policy discussions → |
| language |
English
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| methodology |
assessment of peer-reviewed scientific literature
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| officialName |
Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| partOfSeries |
IPCC Assessment Reports
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| precededBy |
Third Assessment Report
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| publicationYear |
2007
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| publishedBy |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| publisher |
IPCC
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| shortName |
AR4
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| startYearOfRelease |
2007
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| statesLikelihoodTerm |
very likely corresponds to probability greater than 90 percent
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| subject |
climate change
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climate change adaptation → climate change impacts → climate change mitigation → global warming → |
| targetAudience |
general public
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policymakers → scientific community → |
| usedAsScientificBasisFor |
international climate agreements
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national climate policies → |
| workingGroupIContributionTitle |
The Physical Science Basis
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| workingGroupIIContributionTitle |
Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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| workingGroupIIIContributionTitle |
Mitigation of Climate Change
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Fifth Assessment Report
("Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability")
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Fifth Assessment Report ("Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change") → |
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Working Group II
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Working Group I
("IPCC Fourth Assessment Report")
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contributesTo |
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Fifth Assessment Report
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Fourth Assessment Report
("Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change")
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Third Assessment Report
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Fourth Assessment Report
("The Physical Science Basis")
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