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The results of modern science of climate change are persuasive, in that they include a large body of observational evidence characterizing changes that have already occurred. This science has developed to the point where we can connect the observed changes with the causes that are responsible for them. The resulting picture demonstrates that human activities dominate in causing the recently observed climate change.
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Fellous, JL. (2008). The IPCC report — In need of Earth observations. In: Schrogl, KU., Mathieu, C., Peter, N. (eds) Yearbook on Space Policy 2006/2007. The Yearbook on Space Policy, vol 1. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-78923-0_11
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