Global Warming Research
The IPCC in Action:
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is among the loudest voices in the research community surrounding global warming and climate change. They are a well-established panel, and in their association with the UN they have received international acclaim
- as co-winners of the Nobel Peace Prize this year with Al Gore - and as a generally unbiased and accurate source of information on the topic. With authors from 130 countries, the panel represents a well-rounded international scope on the potential threat of
climate change, and has been around since 1988.
Below are compiled links of the newest and most relevant information compiled by the IPCC on global warming for your reading pleasure. While wordy and filled with a lot of scientific jargon, these reports are a good place to start if you have any
scepticism about the occurrence of anthropogenic climate change.
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Working Group I Report "The Physical
Science Basis"
So how can it be proven that climate change is real and is happening as a result of our current lifestyles? If you've still got doubts, take a look at the IPCC's report outlining the scientific basis for worry over the threat of global warming.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg1.htm
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Working Group II Report "Impacts,
Adaptation and Vulnerability"
So what do the world's top scientific minds believe will happen as a result of climate change? Their report linked below details some of the expected impacts of global warming.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.htm
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Working Group III Report "Mitigation
of Climate Change"
How does an intergovernmental agency think we should act to stop global climate change? Their report below outlines policy prescriptions for governments to help ebb the tides of global warming.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg3.htm
Special Reports:
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
Carbon capture is increasingly being hailed as a solution to some of our pollution woes. See what the IPCC has to say on the issue.
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-reports/srccs/srccs_wholereport.pdf
Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System: Issues related to hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons
We've all heard there's a growing hole in the ozone layer, so how does the IPCC want to protect it from further damage? Check out the link below to find out.
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-reports/sroc/sroc_full.pdf
Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer
Ever wondered how we will change our infrastructure from oil and gas based to alternative energy based? Well, this report takes a look at the political, economic and environmental logistics of the switch.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/sres/tectran/index.htm
Emission Scenarios
So what's causing our climate to warm? The IPCC takes a look at the greenhouse gases causing the warming of our atmosphere.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/sres/emission/114.htm
For more special reports from the IPCC on things like land-use, forestry, aviation, and regional impacts of climate change, check out the following link:
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/special-reports.htm
David Suzuki's Climate Change Resource Page
For a list of Canada's environmental prodigy's top climate change resources, check out the link below. There you'll find several resources that pertain both to climate change, and other forms of environmental degradation.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Publications/Climate_Change_Reports/
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