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Science of climate change

	The Intergovenrmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
	Vital Climate Graphics The basics of climate change presented through a series of charts and diagrams. UNEP
	Guide books on the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and climate change from the UNFCCC secretariat
	Basic information on the science of climate change from the IPCC web site
	BBC World Service Clickable, simple background information on climate change with the focus on Europe
	Tiempo This site on climate change run by the University of East Anglia in the UK provides information on climate science - and much more
	Fact sheets on climate change from the Atmosphere, Climate and Environment Unit at the Manchester Metropolitan University
	US Environmental Protection Agency site has a clear well-organised section on Science Q & A
	US Global Change Programmeregularly posts news on scientific research in climate change
	Environmental Defense Fund site sorts myth from fact on the science of climate change