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SOME BACKGROUND
• The international
group that investigates
the scientific basis for the degree of
global warming induced by human activities
is the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
Change (IPCC). They provide high quality data for decisions to be made on ways to alleviate global warming.
the scientific basis for the degree of
global warming induced by human activities
is the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
Change (IPCC). They provide high quality data for decisions to be made on ways to alleviate global warming.
• The Australian
group that has input to this
process is the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research (DAR, Melbourne).
process is the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research (DAR, Melbourne).
• The National
Greenhouse Strategy sets
out how Australia is heading towards
meeting the 1998 Kyoto protocol targets.
out how Australia is heading towards
meeting the 1998 Kyoto protocol targets.
