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D
Deep sea vents, 4, 20, 21

E
Early humans, 4, 5
Earth System Research Laboratory, 18, 37, 38,
40, 41, 94
Economic disparity, 149, 156, 158
climate rent, 159, 160
El Niño Southern Oscillation, 19, 23, 40,
56–58, 60, 62, 64–66, 71, 72,
81–83, 85, 106
Electricity, 147–149, 151, 153–156, 158, 162,
163, 170, 176, 177
power consumption, 158

F
Fossil fuels, 4, 10, 16, 18–21, 24, 26, 28, 29,
33, 38, 40, 41, 52, 62, 102, 118,
120–123, 125–133, 137–141,
147–149, 151, 152, 154, 155, 159,
160, 162, 165, 173–176, 178

G
General circulation model, 52–57, 65, 69, 74,
77, 79–81, 83, 86, 88–102,
105–107, 120, 137, 149, 155,
163–168, 177
Glaciation, 4, 5, 8
first glaciation, 2
Global mean surface temperature, 2–4, 6,
8–10, 12, 14–16, 35, 37, 38, 51, 52,
56, 65, 71, 77, 78, 83, 85–91, 94,
102, 118, 163–166
Global warming, 11, 14, 16, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31,
32, 34, 36, 39, 40, 52, 55, 56, 58–61,
71–73, 75, 77, 81, 85, 86, 88, 93,
116, 118–120, 123, 125, 154–156,
160, 163, 166–169, 172, 173
hiatus, 56, 83–85
projections, 52, 53, 55, 56, 59, 68, 69,
71–74, 77, 85, 86, 88–93, 103
Global warming potential, 12, 13, 26–28,
30–32, 116, 121, 131, 132, 138,
156, 163, 171, 172
GMST anomaly, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 34–38,
51–53, 55–57, 59–63, 68–75,
77–95, 102, 106, 107, 163–170,
172, 173, 176
Goddard Institute for Space Sciences, 52, 55,
79–81, 83–85, 94, 95

Green Climate Fund, 119, 160–162

Greenhouse effect, 8, 10

Greenhouse gases, 2, 6, 8–10, 12–14, 24, 26,

27, 29, 31–34, 38, 52–58, 62, 63,

69, 70, 73, 74, 77, 78, 81, 86–88,

92–94, 116–121, 123–125,

128–130, 132–137, 140–142, 149,

151, 152, 158, 173, 174

induced warming, 59, 71–75, 78, 79, 82,

83, 87, 106

H

Heating, 147, 149, 152

Hydropower, 151, 153, 155, 156

I

Ice cores, 5, 9, 36, 37

Industry, 151, 170, 176

Intended Nationally Determined

Contributions, 118–121, 123, 125,

132–137, 139–144, 162, 163, 169,

173

conditional, 118, 119, 132–134, 136, 137,

143, 162

unconditional, 118, 119, 132–137, 143,

173

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,

9, 10, 13, 24, 27, 31, 34, 37, 52–56,

59, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71–75,

77, 78, 80, 81, 85–87, 91–94,

102–105, 119, 120, 138, 149, 155,

163–169, 171, 174

J

Joint Research Center of the European

Commission, 132–135, 137

K

Kyoto Protocol, 13, 29, 30, 32, 115–119, 132,

133, 143

Annex I, 116, 117, 131–133, 135, 139,

140, 144

L

Land use change, 10, 16, 18, 19, 21, 38–41,

57–59, 63, 69, 74, 78, 117, 121,

123, 128–133, 138–141, 143, 148,

168, 174, 175, 178

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