CONTENTS	6
	ILLUSTRATIONS	8
	PREFACE	10
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	12
	ADAPTATION	14
	AEROSOLS	19
	AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SUPPLY IMPACTS	22
	ALBEDO	27
	ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS	33
	BIODIVERSITY IMPACTS	40
	BIOFUELS	48
	BIOSEQUESTRATION	55
	CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE	66
	CARBON CYCLE	72
	CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)	79
	CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT (CO2e)	85
	CARBON SINKS	86
	CARBON TAX	87
	CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (CDM)	91
	CLIMATE CHANGE FEEDBACKS	101
	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS	109
	CLIMATE SENSITIVITY	116
	COASTAL ZONE IMPACTS	119
	DANGEROUS CLIMATE CHANGE	125
	EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO)	132
	EMISSIONS INTENSITY	134
	EMISSIONS PER CAPITA	141
	EMISSIONS TRADING	149
	ENERGY EFFICIENCY	159
	EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS	169
	FINANCE AND INSURANCE	175
	FOSSIL FUELS	183
	FUTURE EMISSIONS TRENDS	192
	GLOBAL DIMMING	201
	GLOBAL WARMING	203
	GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS	207
	GREENHOUSE EFFECT	209
	GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES	212
	GREENHOUSE GASES	220
	HEALTH IMPACTS	225
	ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS	232
	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)	237
	JOINT IMPLEMENTATION (JI)	242
	KYOTO PROTOCOL	249
	LAND CARBON SINKS	262
	MARINE IMPACTS	271
	METHANE (CH4)	276
	METHANE HYDRATES	283
	MILANKOVICH CYCLES	288
	MITIGATION	291
	NITROUS OXIDE (N2O)	301
	NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION (NAO)	305
	NUCLEAR POWER	306
	OCEAN CARBON SINKS	315
	OZONE	320
	POLAR IMPACTS	325
	RADIATIVE FORCING	332
	RENEWABLE ENERGY	336
	SEA LEVEL RISE	344
	SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS	349
	SOLAR POWER	358
	STABILIZATION TARGETS	366
	SYNTHETIC GASES	373
	TECHNOLOGY, STRUCTURAL CHANGE, AND ORGANIZATIONS	379
	THERMOHALINE	388
	UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)	393
	WATER IMPACTS	405
	WIND POWER	412
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	420
	INDEX	439