The+Wonder+Of+The+IPPC+and+the+G8

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1. What is the IPCC?


 * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change**

2. Why was the IPCC formed? To study: IPCC operations are assigned by WMO Executive council and UNEP governing council, actions and decisions must suppost UNFCCC.
 * 1) 1. Human induced climate change
 * 2) 2. Impacts of human induced climate change
 * 3) 3. Options for adaption and mitigation

3. IPCC's assesment reports

Report #1 Completed in 1990, served as base for UNFCCC, **states that humans are at least in part* to blame for increased greenhouse gasses**. **Roughly 90% of the world's scientists agree.**

Report #2 Completed in 1995, confirms problems with greenhouse gasses, adds more concern towards aerosols which have negative radiative traits in atmosphere, temperature has changed 0.3-0.6 C since 19th century.

Report #3
 * Snow and Ice cover has decreased in last 10 years dramatically**, proven fact now that Anthropogenic Aerosols have negative radiative force, also greenhouse gassas caused by humans proven to have negative efffects. In other words this report sais humans are to blame for every global warming issue. Most scrutinized report in scientific community.

Report #4
 * States likelihood global warming is humans fault is >90%**, sea levels will rise 18-59 cm estimated. >90% change of more warm spells, heat waves, heavy rainfall. >66% change of more droughts, tropical cyclones, hightides. **Urges governments to implement a "carbon tax."**

Report #5 In progress, planned to be finished by 2014



-**Does controversy exist pertaining to the reports?** Yes
 * There was dispute about how Global warming was caused
 * Second hand smoke is also a debate if it caused global warming
 * dispute that testing wasn't proper and it should of been based on fact and not opinion polls
 * ***The largest debate concering these finidings is they perhaps do not place enough of the blame on human causes.**

Alot of the people in the scientific coommunity agree that huumans caused global warming is true and that the testing should of been based on fact.
 * -What is the general attitude of the scientific community in regard to the IPCC reports?**


 * What is the G8 (+5) and what is its mission conerning climate change?**

Mission is to provide scientific assessments of current scientific, technical and economic information world wide about risks of climate changes caused by human activity.


 * How has the United states responded as a member of the G8 (+5)?**

Scientists and other experts contribute to writing and reveiwing reports that are reviewed by government representatives. Policy makers being subject to straight approval by all governments that are participating, A main activity of the IFCC is publishing special reports on topics relevant to the implementation from climate change.