IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)

Published: April 5, 2010, 6:10 pm

Updated: March 4, 2013, 6:45 pm

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Climate Change (main)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading body for the assessment of climate change (Global warming), established by the United Nations to provide the world with a clear, balanced view of the present state of understanding of climate change. The main activity of the IPCC is to provide in regular intervals Assessment Reports of the state of knowledge on climate change. The latest, "Climate Change 2007," the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), is presented here in its original, un-edited version. Visit the IPCC web site for a description of the policies and procedures that underlie the Assessment Reports.

Table of Contents Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))

• Full Text (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))

Working Group I Report: The Physical Science Basis (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))

• Front Matter (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Summary for Policymakers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 2
• Technical Summary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Frequently Asked Questions (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Chapters:

1. Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
2. Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing
3. Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change
4. Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground
5. Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level
6. Palaeoclimate
7. Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and Biogeochemistry
8. Climate Models and their Evaluation
9. Understanding and Attributing Climate Change
10. Global Climate Projections
11. Regional Climate Projections

Annexes:

• Glossary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Authors (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Reviewers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Acronyms (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Uncertainty Guidance Note for the Fourth Assessment Report
• Errata for the Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report

Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))

• Introduction to the Report (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Summary for Policymakers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 3
• Technical Summary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 2
• Chapters:
  1. Assessment of Observed Changes and Responses in Natural and Managed Systems (IPCC Report)
  2. New Assessment Methods and the Characterisation of Future Conditions (IPCC Report)
  3. Fresh Water Resources and their Management (IPCC Report)
  4. Ecosystems, their Properties, Goods and Services (IPCC Report)
  5. Food, Fibre, and Forest Products (IPCC Report)
  6. Coastal Systems and Low-Lying Areas (IPCC Report)
  7. Industry, Settlement and Society (IPCC Report)
  8. Human Health (IPCC Report)
  9. Africa (IPCC Report)
  10. Asia (IPCC Report)
  11. Australia and New Zealand (IPCC Report)
  12. Europe (IPCC Report)
  13. Latin America (IPCC Report)
  14. North America (IPCC Report)
  15. Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) (IPCC Report)
  16. Small Islands (IPCC Report)
  17. Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity (IPCC Report)
  18. Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and Mitigation (IPCC Report)
  19. Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and the Risk from Climate Change (IPCC Report)
  20. Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability (IPCC Report)

• Cross-Chapter Case Studies

• Appendices:
  1. Glossary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 2 (IPCC Report)
  2. Contributors (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)
  3. Reviewers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 2 (IPCC Report)
  4. Acronyms (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 2 (IPCC Report)
  5. Permissions (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)

Working Group III Report: Mitigation of Climate Change (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))

• Preface and Foreword (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report))
• Summary for Policymakers (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 4
• Technical Summary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 3
• Chapters:
  1. Introduction (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)
  2. Framing Issues (IPCC Report)
  3. Issues Related to Mitigation in the Long-Term Context (IPCC Report)
  4. Energy Supply (IPCC Report)
  5. Transport and its Infrastructure (IPCC Report)
  6. Residential and Commercial Buildings (IPCC Report)
  7. Industry (IPCC Report)
  8. Agriculture (IPCC Report)
  9. Forestry (IPCC Report)
  10. Waste Management (IPCC Report)
  11. Mitigation from a Cross-Sectoral Perspective (IPCC Report)
  12. Sustainable Development and Mitigation (IPCC Report)
  13. Policies, Instruments, and Co-operative Arrangements (IPCC Report)
• Annexes:
  1. Glossary (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) 3 (IPCC Report)
  2. Abbreviations, Chemical Symbols (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)
  3. Contributors to the Report (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)
  4. Reviewers of the Report (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (full report)) (IPCC Report)

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