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What is the scope of the EC GHG inventory report?

Which geographical area is covered? What is the time period covered? Which gases are covered? Which sectors are covered?

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What is the EC's GHG inventory report?

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Do projected changes in climate vary from region to region?

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If emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced, how quickly do their...

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Can individual extreme events be explained by greenhouse warming?

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What caused the Ice Ages and other important climate changes before the...

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Is sea level rising?

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Is the amount of snow and ice on the Earth decreasing?

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Has there been a change in extreme events like heat waves, droughts, floods...

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How is precipitation changing?

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Will my country meet its Kyoto target?

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How do people adapt to climate change?

What are the current adaptation strategies? What makes populations vulnerable to climate change? What are the relative roles of mitigation and adaptation?

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What impacts of climate change have already been observed?

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What makes the climate change?

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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What is the relationship between climate change and weather?

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What factors determine Earth’s climate?

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What is the scope of the GHG Trends and projections report?

Which geographical area is covered? What is the time period covered? Which gases are covered? Which sectors are covered?

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What are the Kyoto mechanisms?

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What is Europe doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

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What are the EU Kyoto targets?

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Climate change in 226 words

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How can governments create incentives for mitigation?

What are the implications of different policy instruments? How is climate change mitigation linked to sustainable development?

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What actions can be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

What are the costs, the co-benefits and the longer term implications of mitigation actions? How can changes in lifestyle and behaviour patterns contribute? How can different sectors reduce emissions?...

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What are the current trends in global greenhouse gas emissions?

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How likely are major or abrupt climate changes, such as loss of ice sheets or...

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Are extreme events, like heat waves, droughts or floods, expected to change...

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Can the warming of the 20th century be explained by natural variability?

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How reliable are the models used to make projections of future climate change?

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Are the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases...

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Is the current climate change unusual compared to earlier changes in Earth’s...

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How are temperatures on Earth changing?

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How do human activities contribute to climate change and how do they compare...

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What is the EU emission trading scheme?

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What are base-year emissions?

What is the base year? How can it be used to track performance towards targets for Member States, EU-15 and EU-27?

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What is the GHG trends and projections report?

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What impacts are expected in the future?

What impacts are expected on natural systems, on human populations, in specific regions? What is their magnitude? What are the projected impacts of extreme climate events?

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How is the climate going to change in the future?

What are the projected changes for the 21st century and on the longer term?

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How is climate changing and how has it changed in the past?

What changes have been observed so far in climate? What is causing the present-day changes in climate?

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What are the current trends in greenhouse gas emissions in Europe?

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How much emission reductions has my country achieved?

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What are the current trends in greenhouse gas emissions in my country?

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