...anthropogenic in origin or not) has not yet been achieved. The IPCC have, very reasonably, concluded that the "balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate". However, we still seek incontrovertible evidence of this: of course, it is possible that such evidence...

...century. A summary of the research evidence the IPCC have put together led them to conclude in 1995 that 'the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate'. They reiterated the key points of their evidence: • Global temperatures had risen by up to 1°C over...

...human influences. Nevertheless, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that 'the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate' (IPCC, 1995). Climate scientists cannot currently give precise predictions of how climate will change...

...cause global warming (see Box 1.2l. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that 'the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate'. Scientists predict that average global temperature will rise bv 1 .5—4.5 C by 20 30, causing patterns...

...cooperation to promote global climate policies. In 1995, the IPCC made the by-now famous statement that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate" (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1996, Summary for Policymakers). Since then, evidence continues...

...(IPCC) — a group of more than 2,200 scientists and economists from nearly 60 nations— declared that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate," signaling the growing scientific consensus on the issue. In 1998, over 2500 economists, including eight...

...Reports, which summarized the current state of knowledge. The first of these reports concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate."2 The Third Assessment Reports, approved in early 2001, found even stronger evidence and concluded,...

...temperature increase during the last century "is unlikely to be entirely natural in origin" and that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on human climate." These conclusions are in the panel's Second Assessment Report, a document that received...

...Meteorological Organization (WMO). In their Second Assessment Report, IPCC concludes that 'the balance of the evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate' (IPCC, 1995). The effects of climate change will vary greatly across the regions of the world, with...

...in great detail (Houghton et al. 1990, 1992, 1996), the IPCC made in 1995 its famous statement that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate. "In fact, one could argue that "there has been a shift from absurd statements to uncertainty at the...