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	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Climate Change 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report In the context of the fourth assessment made by the IPCC of the current understanding of climate change, the following documents are presented: Working Group I Summary for Policymakers - the Physical Science Basis; Working Group II Summary for Policymakers - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, and Working Group III Summary for Policymakers - Mitigation of Climate Change. Click here to see the complete publication

	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Climate Change 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report In the context of the third assessment made by the IPCC, the following documents are presented: Technical Summary and Working Group I Summary for Policymakers - the Scientific Basis; Technical Summary and Working Group II Summary for Policymakers - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability; and Technical Summary and Working Group III Summary for Policymakers - Mitigation. Click here to see the complete publication

	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Climate Change 1995 IPCC Second Assessment Report In the context of the second assessment made by the IPCC, the Technical Summary of Working Group I Report is presented. Click here to see the complete publication

	The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability This Special Report addresses the degree to which human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change. The report establishes a common base of information regarding the potential costs and benefits of climatic change, including the evaluation of uncertainties, to help the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Climate Change determine what adaptation and mitigation measures might be justified. Click here to see the complete publication

	Aviation and the Global Atmosphere This Special Report assesses the consequences of greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft engines, considering all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft into the upper atmosphere and the role that they play in modifying the chemical properties of the atmosphere. Click here to see the complete publication

	Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer This Special Report addresses the technology transfer problem in the context of climate change while emphasizing the sustainable development perspective. The report elaborates on what governments can do to facilitate and enhance the transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies, but it also aims at reaching decision makers in the private sector, lending institutions, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the interested public. Click here to see the complete publication

	Emissions Scenarios This special report provides new scenarios for evaluating climatic and environmental consequences of future greenhouse gas emissions and for assessing alternative mitigation and adaptation strategies, using a new approach to take into account a wide range of scientific perspectives, and interactions between regions and sectors. Click here to see the complete publication

	Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage This special report focuses on carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) as an option for mitigation of climate change. It covers sources of CO2, the technical specifics of capturing, transporting and storing it in geological formations, the ocean, or minerals, or utilizing it in industrial processes. It also assesses the costs and potential of CCS, the environmental impacts, risks and safety, its implications for greenhouse gas inventories and accounting, public perception, and legal issues. Click here to see the complete publication

	Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System This special report covers both a scientific assessment of the interrelations between the ozone layer and climate change and development of user-friendly and policy-neutral information to assist all Parties and stakeholders in making informed decisions when evaluating alternatives to ozone-depleting substances. Click here to see the complete publication