Publication date: 14/11/2005
Climate change is emerging as a major challenge for modern
society. Government, business, and wider society will all be
affected and all have a role to play in tackling it.
This report summarises the nature of the problem. It explains
the fundamental science and the accumulating evidence that climate
change is real and needs to be addressed. It also explains the
future potential impacts, including the outstanding
uncertainties.
This report was based on the most authoritative information
available at time of publication in 2005. Its messages are still
correct. Since then, United Nation's International
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its fourth
assessment of relevant scientific, technical and economic analysis
and concluded that the evidence for human-induced climate change
has become stronger.
Download this report:
The Climate
Change Challenge (CTC502)
Our report is a summary for business. If you would like to read
further, we recommend the IPCC report: Climate Change 2007:
Synthesis Report, Summary for Policymakers
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr_spm.pdf