Italian Institute for Environmental
Protection and Research

Search

IPCC Global Warming Report: humans 95% responsible for climate change

During the last Summit of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at Stockholm, the last Assessment Report on Climate Change has been released.
It is the Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) assessing the physical science basis of climate changes, theobservations and the projections of climate changes. The report is composed of a Summary for Policymakers, a Technical Summary, 14 chapters, some annexes and other support materials.  According to the report actual trends are confirmed: the atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amount of snow and ice hasdiminished, the global mean sea level has risen and the concentrations ofgreenhouse gases have increased. It is extremely likely, 95% certain thathuman influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the
mid-20th century

Further information