Abstract
The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive assessment of the physical science basis of climate change. It considers in situ and remote observations; paleoclimate information; understanding of climate drivers and physical, chemical, and biological processes and feedbacks; global and regional climate modelling; advances in methods of analyses; and insights from climate services. It assesses the current state of the climate; human influence on climate in all regions; future climate change including sea level rise; global warming effects including extremes; climate information for risk assessment and regional adaptation; limiting climate change by reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions and reducing other greenhouse gas emissions; and benefits for air quality. The report serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with the latest policy-relevant information on climate change. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Keywords
Climate changeGreenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental resource managementGlobal warmingClimate commitmentPolitical economy of climate changeClimatologyClimate sensitivityClimate modelEffects of global warmingGeographyEnvironmental planningNatural resource economicsEconomicsEcology
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(2023).
Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis.
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896
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