...The findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Houghton et al. 1996) confirm that 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' and that 'more convincing recent evidence for the attribution of a human effect on climate is emerging...',...

...analysis issued by the IPCC through 1996.) Among the principal findings of the 1995 assessment were that: • "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate"; • the increase in mean global surface air temperature between 1990 and 2100 under a mid-range emissions...

...greenhouse gases. 1. INTRODUCTION The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported [1] that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate". Emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are the main contributors to this expected change...

...to guide the decisions of policy-makers. Although the Second Assessment Report of the IPCC concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." the report presents data that bring into sharp question whether the environmental effects of carbon...

...concluded that it was too early to say whether climate change was underway, the 1995 report concludes that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate."73 That assessment, which took two years to complete and involved more than two thousand scientists...

...historical record that especially large changes are likely in the next few decades. (Cabinet Office 1980) The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate. (IPCCWGI1996) Although we do not have data reaching back many hundreds of years, by comparing observations...

...June 1996), concluding that although observed temperature changes could be due to natural variability, "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate" (Houghton et al. 1995). This conclusion led many environmental and political leaders, nationally and...

...guide the decisions of policy-makers. Although the Second Assessment Report of the IPCC concluded thai "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate," the report presents data that bring into sharp question whether the environmental effects of carbon...

...atmospheric CO2 increase, and the physical properties of CO2, are compelling reasons for us to believe that the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climates and that fossil fuel burning will cause further global warming. This is one of the conclusions...

...analysis issued by the IPCC through 19%.) Among the principal findings of the 1995 assessment were mat • "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate"; • the increase in mean global surface air temperature between 1990 and 2100 under a mid-range emissions...