...factors (eg increases in greenhouse gas concentrations). 16 The second IPCC assessment report concluded, "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." 17 The third report has increased the certainty that humans are responsible, noting that there is "new...

...principle knowledge claim made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — its statement on "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." The discursive positionings of the relevant players in the climate change debate could be mapped. In...

...is quite uncertain. 16 Humans Are Changing the Climate In 1995, the IPCC assessment concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." 17 Since then the evidence has become much stronger-the recent record warmth of the 1990's, the historical...

...years is attributable to human activities. The 1995 IPCC climate-science assessment report concluded: "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." There is now a longer and more closely scrutinized observed temperature record. Climate models have...

...that human activities were contributing to the problem. Their 1995 Second Assessment Report concluded: "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate". The response of the international community was to negotiate, sign and ratify the United Nations Framework...

...much uncertainty. A sentence carefully crafted by the meeting was unanimously agreed by the delegates: 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate'. Following the 1995 Report, the IPCC produced several Technical Papers in order to answer particular...

...of the surface warming observed this century is attributable to human emissions of greenhouse gases. Any human-induced effect on climate will be superimposed on the background "noise" of natural variations in climate. Scientists have discovered that many natural sources can cause the climate to...

...understanding of climate change. In its Second Assessment Report, released in 1995, the IPCC argued that 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' (Houghton et al. 1996: vii). This finding effectively silenced debates within the negotiations as to...

...United Nations-sponsored body, claimed 'scientific consensus' on the fact of global warming and that 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' (quoted in Singer 1999: 1). The phrasing is significant: it is not claimed that this is a 'scientific...

...Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), examined this and other evidence. They have concluded, "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." The IPCC scientists project that during our children's and grandchildren's lifetimes global warming...