New physical science behind climate change: What does IPCC AR6 tell us?

Spatial patterns of change in annual average near-surface temperature at 1.5°C, 2°C, 3°C, and 4°C of global warming relative to the period 1850–1900.

The UN Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report from Working Group I in August. The new report represents a gold standard for our current understanding of climate science.1 The new physical science assessments are based on improved observational datasets to assess historical warming as well as progress in scientific understanding of the response of the climate system to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Relative to AR5, eight aspects of key new findings can be laid out.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100173

Citation:
Zhou T. (2021). New physical science behind climate change: What does IPCC AR6 tell us? The Innovation. 2(4),100173.