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Questions 1-3

The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSummary for Policymakers of the Third Assessment Report (also available in HTML format) done by Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The layout on Level 3, the text in red and the texts in Levels 1 & 2 have been produced by the GreenFacts team.

Questions 4-5

The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSummary for Policymakers of the Third Assessment Report (also available in HTML format) done by Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The layout on Level 3, the text in red and the texts in Levels 1 & 2 have been produced by the GreenFacts team.

Question 6

The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSummary for Policymakers of the Third Assessment Report (also available in HTML format) done by Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The layout on Level 3, the text in red and the texts in Levels 1 & 2 have been produced by the GreenFacts team.

Questions 7-9

The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the
Common Questions about Climate Change (originally published by UNEP and WMO in 1997, and accessible in GCRIO). The layout on Level 3, the text in red and the texts in Levels 1 & 2 have been produced by the GreenFacts team.

Question 10

The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's page: global warming : Uncertainties. The layout on Level 3, the text in red and the texts in Levels 1 & 2 have been produced by the
GreenFacts team.

Question 11 and conclusion

The material content has been produced by the GreenFacts team.

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Digest Publication History

The GreenFacts publication process is designed to ensure as high a degree of objectivity as possible.

First draft

The draft of this Digest was prepared by GreenFacts Team and completed in May 2002

Pre-reviewing

The draft was revised and commented by several experts from environmental organizations and industrial companies in June 2002.

Peer Review

The final draft was peer reviewed by 3 independent scientists selected by the GreenFacts Scientific Board (see our peer review form) and final corrections were added under the supervision of the GreenFacts Scientific Board in November 2002.

Publication

Publication was authorized by the President of the GreenFacts Scientific Board in February 2003.

Updates or subsequent post-publication revisions

No update or revision at present.

This Digest will be replaced by a summary of the upcomming Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC to be released in 2007.

Translations

All levels translated into French (April 2003), Spanish (December 2003) and German (April 2004).

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