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The IPCC Third Assessment
Report is a product of the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, which is
based in Geneva Switzerland,
and was established in 1988
by two United Nations
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Environmental impact assessment
An Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) is an
assessment of the likely
human environmental health
impact, risk to ecological
health, and changes to
nature's services that a
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Scientific opinion on climate change
Various prominent bodies
have commented on global
warming, most notably the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC).
National and international
scientific groups have
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Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol or Kyoto
Protocol to the United
Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change is an
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Remediation
Generally, remediation means giving a remedy. In this article, the term refers to the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface ... > more -
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans since the invention of ... > more -
Brownfield land
Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental ... > more -
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes ... > more -
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate ... > more -
Controlled burn
Prescribed or controlled burning is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire ... > more -
Timeline of environmental events
The timeline of environmental events is a historical account of events that have shaped humanity's perspective on the environment. This timeline includes some major natural events, man-made ... > more -
Methyl tert-butyl ether
MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more -
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the fourth in a series of reports on climate change. Two of the three reports (Working groups I and II) have ... > more -
Environmental effects of fishing
Environmental impacts of fishing are the ecological changes brought about on the wider environment of the growth in global demand for fish as a food source, and to a lesser extent, for the aquarium ... > more
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