00000cmm a22000003a 4500 UP-1685594773861924066 Buklod 20130716134126.0 g||| | || || ta 130716s2007 xx d u (iLib)UPBAG-00010882206 KTRC- CPF#005 IPCC fourth assessment report [computer file] climate change 2007. Geneva 2, Switzerland Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007. 1 computer optical disc col. ill. 4 3/4 in. Title from label on disc. Climate Change 2007 : Synthesis Report. Climate Change 2007 : The Physical Science Basis -- Summary of Policymakers -- Technical Summary -- TS.1 Introduction -- TS.2 Changes in human and natural drivers of climate -- TS.3 Observations of changes in climate -- TS.4 Understanding and attributing climate change -- TS.5 Projections of future changes in climate -- TS.6 Robust findings and key uncertainties -- Frequently Asked Questions -- FAQ.1.1 What factor determine earth's climate? -- FAQ.1.2 What is the relationship between climate change and weather? -- FAQ.1.3 What is the greenhouse effect? -- FAQ.2.1 How do human activities contribute to climate change and how do they compare with natural influence? -- FAQ.3.1 How are temperatures on earth changing? -- FAQ.3.2 How is precipitation changing? -- FAQ.3.3 Has there been a change in extreme events like heat waves, droughts, floods, and hurricanes? -- FAQ.4.1 Is the amount of snow and ice on earth decreasing? -- FAQ.5.1 Is sea level rising? -- FAQ.6.1 What caused the ice age and other important climate changes before the industrial era? -- FAQ.6.2 Is the current climate change unusual compared to earlier changes in earth's history? -- FAQ.7.1 Are the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases during the industrial era caused by human activities? -- FAQ.8.1 How reliable are the models used to make projections of future climate change? -- FAQ.9.1 Can individual extreme events be explained by greenhouse warming? -- FAQ.9.2 Can the warming of the 20th century be explained by natural variability? -- FAQ.10.1 Are extreme events, like heat waves, droughts or floods, expected to change as the earth's climate change? -- FAQ.10.2 How likely are major or abrupt climate changes, such as loss of ice sheets or changes in global ocean circulation? -- FAQ.10.3 If emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced, how quickly do their concentrations in the atmosphere decrease? -- FAQ.11.1 Do projected changes in climate vary from region to region? Climate Change 2007 : Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability -- Technical Summary -- Summary of Main Findings -- TS.1 Scope, approach and method of the Working Group II Assessment -- TS.2 Current knowledge about observed impacts on natural and managed systems -- TS.3 Methods and Scenarios -- TS.4 Current knowledge about future impacts -- TS.5 Current knowledge about responding to climate change -- TS.6 Advances in knowledge and future research needs. Climate Change 2007 : Mitigation of Climate Change -- Technical Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framing issues -- 3 Issues related to mitigation in the long term context -- 4 Energy supply -- 5 Transport and its infrastructure -- 6 Residential and commercial buildings -- 7 Industry -- 8 Agriculture -- 9 Forestry -- 10 Waste management -- 11 Mitigation from a cross sectoral perspective -- 12 Sustainable Development and mitigation -- 13 Policies, instruments and co-operative agreements -- 14 Gaps in knowledge. WMO (World Meteorological Organization) List of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Also available online : www.ipcc.ch Translations in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. Climatic changes. Global warming. Climatic changes Environmental aspects. Climatic changes Government policy. Climatic changes International cooperation. Greenhouse gas mitigation. Greenhouse gas mitigation Government policy. Greenhouse gases Environmental aspects. Human ecology. Global environmental change. UPBAG KTRC KTRC-CPF#005 Electronic Resource