The Critical Decade 2013: Climate Change Science, Risks and Responses
Short Summary of Resource
This is the Climate Commission’s 26th publication and follows a series of reports on the science and impacts of climate change, the opportunities in Australia associatedwith taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and international action on climate change
Detailed description of the resource
The report describes the basics of climate change science – how the climate works and how human activities are affecting climate; examines observations of the changing climate and what is expected
for the future and what these changes in the climate mean for people and natural ecosystems. The final section explains how an understanding of science and risks can inform our responses