46 John Urry climate scientists working in and across a wide range of different scientific
disciplines. Much of their work is synthesised every few years in the authoritative …

It is well established that increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in the atmosphere and changes in the amount of sunlight reflecting back into …

People had long speculated that human activities might affect a region's climate. But a
developed conjecture that humanity might change the climate of the entire planet first …

Since the late nineteenth century, the earth's average surface temperature has risen by
about 1.18° C, mainly due to increased carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere and …

In the academic literature, two perspectives can be distinguished regarding the climate
debate. The dominant consensus‐building perspective problematizes the politicization of …

Rapid anthropogenic climate change" is dramatically disrupting the biophysical conditions
that make Earth a suitable home for all natural species, including humans, and thus …

In recent years two crises have populated the imagination of publics: environmental crises,
ranging from, for example, water and air pollution to climate change, and the crisis of liberal …

If uncontrolled, human influences on the climate system may generate changes that will
endanger various aspects of life on Earth. The precise implications of the scientific claims …

Debate over climate change focuses narrowly on the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions. A common justification for such emissions reductions is that they will lead to a …

Climate change presents perhaps the most profound challenge ever to have confronted
human social, political, and economic systems. The stakes are massive, the risks and …