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Contribution of working group ii to the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, 2007. The intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc was established by the united nations environmental programme unep and the world meteorological organization wmo in 1988 to assess the scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant for the understanding of human induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation and adaptation. Fourth assessment report ar4 of the ipcc 2007 on climate change the physical science basis summary the report of the ipcc s working group i is the first of a total of 3 volumes making up the fourth assessment report ar4. Environment programme unep established the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc. This report is the contribution of working group iii to the ipccs fourth assessment report.
It includes a detailed assessment of costs and potentials of mitigation technologies and practices, implementation. Working group 1 contribution to the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc. Appendix i glossary appendix ii sres tables appendix iii contributors to the ipcc wgi third. Climate change 2007 impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
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