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limate change processes

Dise

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Ice

melting

Clouds

Sea level

rise

Carbon cycle

disturbances

C O 2 CH 4 N 2 O

Average

temperature

rise

Greenhouse effect (enhanced) A spanner in the

climate wheel

Greenhouse

gas emissions

foreword / preface INTRODUCTION unravelling the climate change story CLIMATE PREDICTIONS back to the future: the science of building scenarios RISING TEMPERATURES it’s getting hot in here THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT cooling or heating, a balancing act THE CARBON CYCLE carbon, carbon everywhere GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS emissions continue to increase TRENDS AND CHALLENGES changing weather IMPACT AND VULNERABILITY adaptation and mitigation THE INTERNATIONAL ANSWER we’re in this together MITIGATION AND REDUCED GDP at what cost?

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04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 CHAPTER 01 FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 02 IMPACTS CHAPTER 03 CONCLUSIONS

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