Table of Contents

Foreword; Summary for policy makers; Technical summary; 1. Introductory chapter; 2. Integrated risk and uncertainty assessment of climate change response policies; 3. Social, economic and ethical concepts and methods; 4. Sustainable development and equity; 5. Drivers, trends and mitigation; 6. Assessing transformation pathways; 7. Energy systems; 8. Transport; 9. Buildings; 10. Industry; 11. Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU); 12. Human settlements, infrastructure and spatial planning; 13. International cooperation: agreements and instruments; 14. Regional development and cooperation; 15. National and sub-national policies and institutions; 16. Cross-cutting investment and finance issues; Annex I. Glossary; Annex II. Metrics and methodology; Annex III. Technology-specific cost and performance parameters; Acronyms; List of contributors; List of expert reviewers and government expert reviewers; Index.

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This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences.