UN climate panel issues blueprint for limiting global warming

A major new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, stands for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) calls for an urgent shift away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy technologies in order to rein in global warming. The IPCC's assessment reports set the terms of the climate debate with world leaders, CEOs and activists.

The 17 Chapters of the Working Group III Report assess the mitigation of climate change, examine the sources of global emissions and explain developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts. The 17 chapters are:

1. Introduction and Framing

2. Emissions trends and drivers

3. Mitigation pathways compatible with long-term goals

4. Mitigation and development pathways in the near- to mid-term

5. Demand, services and social aspects of mitigation

6. Energy systems

7. Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses (AFOLU)

8. Urban systems and other settlements

9. Buildings

10. Transport

11. Industry

12. Cross sectoral perspectives

13. National and sub-national policies and institutions

14. International cooperation

15. Investment and finance

16. Innovation, technology development and transfer

17. Accelerating the transition in the context of sustainable development

You can download the chapters here