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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
Masson-Delmotte V, Zhai P, Pörtner HO, Roberts D, Skea J, Shukla PR, Pirani A, Moufouma-Okia, Péan C, Pidcock R, Connors S, Matthews JBR, Chen Y, Zhou X, Gomis MI, Lonnoy E, Maycock, Tignor M, Waterfield T (eds.)].
Year:
2018
Source:
Abstract:

This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC ‘… to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways’ contained in the Decision of the 21st Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to adopt the Paris Agreement

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    General Exposure
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Global or Unspecified Location
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    General Health Impact
Model/Methodology What is this?

type of model used or methodology development is a focus of resource

    Outcome Change Prediction
Model Timescale What is this?

how far into the future results of a model/analysis are projected

    Long-Term (>10 years)
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Assessment/Book/Report
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Adaptation, Economic Impact, Mitigation , Policy
    • Adaptation, Economic Impact, Mitigation , Policy: Vulnerability Assessment
Climate Change and Socioeconomic Scenarios
    Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP)
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