| IPCC Report Demolishes Skeptics' Claims | 28 February 07 |
 The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that humans are almost certainly responsible for global warming.The 21-page February 2007 report, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis - Summary for Policymakers, says that human activities are "very likely" the main cause of warming in the last 50 years. In the language of the IPCC, this translates into at least a 90% probability. The message is that what we do now to reduce emissions can make a difference to the world our children and our children's children will inherit. Some of the effects of climate change could be disproportionately felt in Canada, particularly in northern regions, where, according to scientists, temperature increases could increase an average as much as 10 degrees. Canadian Environment Minister John Baird promised to regulate industry, which accounts for about half of Canada's emissions. He also said Ottawa is working to strengthen the proposed Clean Air Act. View the February 2007 IPCC report, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis - Summary for Policymakers (PDF) View the February 2, 2007 CBC articles: one & two View the February 2, 2007 Spiegel Online article View the February 2, 2007 Toronto Star article View the February 26, 2007 Globe and Mail article Sources: IPCC, CBC, Spiegel Online, Globe and Mail
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