Index of climate change articles

This is a list of climate change topics.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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100% renewable energy - 100,000-year problem - 1500-Year climate cycle - 4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference

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Abrupt climate change - The Age of Stupid - Albedo - An Inconvenient Truth - An Inconvenient Book - Antarctica cooling controversy - Antarctic Bottom Water - Antarctic Cold Reversal - Antarctic oscillation - Anthropocene extinction - Arctic amplification - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - Arctic geoengineering - Arctic shrinkage - Arctic oscillation - Atlantic oscillation - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - Arctic methane release - Arctic sea ice decline - Arctic shrinkage - Argo (oceanography) - ARkStorm - Athabasca oil sands - Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - Atmospheric circulation - Atmospheric sciences - Atmospheric window - Attribution of recent climate change - Aviation and climate change - Aviation and the environment - Avoiding dangerous climate change

B

Bali Communiqué - Bali Road Map - Bezos Earth Fund - Biochar - Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage - Bio-geoengineering - Black carbon - Blytt–Sernander system - Broad spectrum revolution - Business action on climate change

C

Callendar effect - Cap and Share - Carbon bubble - Carbon capture and storage - Carbon cycle - Carbon negative - Carbon neutral - Carbon price - Carbon project - Carbon sequestration - Carbon offset - Carbon sink - Carbon tax - Catastrophic climate change - Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change - Clathrate gun hypothesis - Clean coal technology - Clean Energy Trends - Climate - Climate change - Climate change acronyms - Climate Change Act 2008 - Climate change denial - Climate change feedback - Climate change in Japan - Climate change in popular culture - Climate change mitigation - Climate change mitigation - Climate change mitigation scenarios - Climate Code Red (book) - Climate commitment - Climate communication - Climate crisis - Climate crunch - Climate cycle - Climate emergency declaration - Climate engineering - Climate ethics - Climate governance - Climate Investment Funds - Climate model - Climate refugee - Climate risk management - Climate scientists (list) - Climate sensitivity - Climate spiral - Climate stabilization wedge - Climate surprise - Climate system - Climate variability - Climate Vulnerable Forum - Climatic Research Unit email controversy - Cloud feedback - Cloud reflectivity enhancement - Coal phase out - Contraction and Convergence - Contrail - Cool roof - Cool tropics paradox - Coral bleaching

D

The Day After Tomorrow - Dendroclimatology - Divergence problem - Drought - Drought in the United States

E

Early anthropocene - Earth Hour - Earth's atmosphere - Earth's energy budget - Earthshine - East Antarctic Ice Sheet - Eco-efficiency - Ecological Forecasting - Ecotax - Effects of climate change on agriculture - Effect of climate change on plant biodiversity - Effects of climate change on marine mammals - Effects of climate change on oceans - Effects of climate change - Effects of climate change on Australia - Effects of climate change on India - Efficient energy use - El Niño (ENSO) - Emission inventory - Emission Reduction Unit - Emission standards - Emissions trading - Energie-Cités - Energy Autonomy - Energy conservation - Energy forestry - Energy poverty - Enteric fermentation - Environmental crime - Environmental impact of aviation - Environmental skepticism - European Climate Forum - Evidence of global warming - Externality

F

Fossil fuel - Fossil fuel divestment - Fossil fuel phase out - Fossil fuel power plant - Freon - Food security

G

G8+5 - Geoengineering - GFDL CM2.X - Glacial period - Global Change Master Directory - Global climate model - Global cooling - Global climate model (General Circulation Model) - Global dimming - Global warming - Global warming controversy - Global warming hiatus - Global warming period - Global warming potential - Greenhouse and icehouse Earth - Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture - Greenhouse debt - Greenhouse effect - Greenhouse gas - Greenhouse gas accounting - Greenhouse gas inventory - Gulf Stream

H

Heiligendamm Process - Hell and High Water - History of climate change science - Hockey stick graph - Holocene - Holocene Climatic Optimum - Holocene extinction - Homogenization - How Global Warming Works - Hydraulic fracturing - Hydrological geoengineering - Hypermobile travellers

I

Ice age - Ice core - Ice sheet dynamics - Individual and political action on climate change - Insolation - Instrumental temperature record - Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - International Conference on Climate Change - IPCC list of greenhouse gases

K

Keeling Curve - Kyoto Protocol

L

Laudato si' - List of climate scientists - List of geoengineering topics - List of ministers of climate change - List of proposed geoengineering projects - Little Ice Age - Long-term effects of global warming

M

Magnetosphere - Maunder Minimum - Mauna Loa - Media coverage of climate change- Medieval Warm Period - Meridional overturning circulation - Meteorology - Methane - Methane clathrate - Milankovitch cycles - Molecular-scale temperature

N

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) - North Atlantic Deep Water - North Atlantic oscillation - Northwest Passage

O

Ocean acidification - Ocean anoxia - Older Dryas - Oldest Dryas - Overpopulation - Ozone depletion

P

Pacific decadal oscillation - Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum - Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project - Paleothermometer - Parameterization - Planetary engineering - Peak oil - Phenology - Physical impacts of climate change - Polar amplification - Proxy

Q

Quaternary glaciation - Quasi-biennial oscillation

R

Radiative forcing - Renewable energy - Renewable energy commercialization - Retreat of glaciers since 1850 - Runaway climate change

S

Sahara pump theory - Satellite temperature measurements - Scientific opinion on climate change - Scientific consensus - Scientific skepticism - Sea level rise - Shutdown of thermohaline circulation - Sixth extinction - Slash and burn - Snowball Earth - Solar Radiation Management - Solar shade - Solar variation - Space sunshade - Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering - Stratospheric sulfur aerosols - Stratospheric sulfur aerosols (geoengineering) - Sunspot - Surveys of scientists' views on climate change - Sustainable energy

T

Table of Historic and Prehistoric Climate Indicators - Temperature record of the past 1000 years - Temperature record since 1880 - Thermohaline circulation - Timeline of glaciation - TEX-86 - Thermocline - The Deniers - The Great Global Warming Swindle - The Republican War on Science - Timeline of environmental history - Tipping point (climatology)

U

Urban heat island - UN climate change conference 2009 - The Uninhabitable Earth

W

Warming stripes - Waste heat - Water World - West Antarctic Ice Sheet - World climate research programme - World Climate Report

Y

Yamal Peninsula

See also

Glossary of climate change
Scientific opinion on climate change
List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
Category:Climate change
Category:Climate change by country
Category:Climatology

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Overview
Causes of climate change Climate change adaptation Climate change mitigation Climate system Effects of climate change By country and region

Overview	Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere Greenhouse effect Scientific consensus on climate change
Sources	Deforestation Fossil fuel Greenhouse gases Greenhouse gas emissions Carbon accounting Carbon footprint Carbon leakage from agriculture from wetlands World energy supply and consumption

History
History of climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences Years in climate change 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Effects and issues

Physical	Abrupt climate change Anoxic event Arctic methane emissions Arctic sea ice decline Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Drought Extreme weather Flood Coastal flooding Heat wave Marine Urban heat island Oceans acidification deoxygenation heat content sea surface temperature stratification temperature Ozone depletion Permafrost thaw Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Sea level rise Season creep Tipping points in the climate system Tropical cyclones Water cycle Wildfires
Flora and fauna	Biomes Mass mortality event Birds Extinction risk Forest dieback Invasive species Marine life Plant biodiversity
Social and economic	Agriculture Livestock Children Cities Civilizational collapse Disability Economic impacts Fisheries Gender Health Mental health Human rights Indigenous peoples Infectious diseases Migration Poverty Psychological impacts Security and conflict Urban flooding Water scarcity Water security
By country and region	Africa Americas Antarctica Arctic Asia Australia Caribbean Europe Middle East and North Africa Small island countries by individual country

Economics and finance	Carbon budget Carbon emission trading Carbon offsets and credits Gold Standard (carbon offset standard) Carbon price Carbon tax Climate debt Climate finance Climate risk insurance Co-benefits of climate change mitigation Economics of climate change mitigation Fossil fuel divestment Green Climate Fund Low-carbon economy Net zero emissions
Energy	Carbon capture and storage Energy transition Fossil fuel phase-out Nuclear power Renewable energy Sustainable energy
Preserving and enhancing carbon sinks	Blue carbon Carbon dioxide removal Carbon sequestration Direct air capture Carbon farming Climate-smart agriculture Forest management afforestation forestry for carbon sequestration REDD and REDD+ reforestation Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF and AFOLU) Nature-based solutions
Personal	Individual action on climate change Plant-based diet

Society and adaptation

Society	Business action Climate action Climate emergency declaration Climate movement School Strike for Climate Denial Ecological grief Governance Justice Litigation Politics Public opinion Women
Adaptation	Adaptation strategies on the German coast Adaptive capacity Disaster risk reduction Ecosystem-based adaptation Flood control Loss and damage Managed retreat Nature-based solutions Resilience Risk Vulnerability The Adaptation Fund National Adaptation Programme of Action
Communication	Climate Change Performance Index Climate crisis (term) Climate spiral Education Media coverage Popular culture depictions art fiction video games Warming stripes
International agreements	Glasgow Climate Pact Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Nationally determined contributions Sustainable Development Goal 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Background and theory

Measurements	Global surface temperature Instrumental temperature record Proxy Satellite temperature measurement
Theory	Albedo Carbon cycle atmospheric biologic oceanic permafrost Carbon sink Climate sensitivity Climate variability and change Cloud feedback Cloud forcing Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis Cryosphere Earth's energy budget Extreme event attribution Feedbacks Global warming potential Illustrative model of greenhouse effect on climate change Orbital forcing Radiative forcing
Research and modelling	Climate change scenario Climate model Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Paleoclimatology Paleotempestology Representative Concentration Pathway Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Solar radiation modification

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Principles	Anthropocene Business action on climate change Business ethics Co-benefits of climate change mitigation Corporate sustainability Earth system governance Ecological modernization Environmental governance Environmentalism Ethical consumerism Global catastrophic risk Green economy Green growth Human impact on the environment Longtermism Planetary boundaries Social sustainability Stewardship Sustainability studies Capitalism Development Developmment goals Finance
Consumption	Anthropization Anti-consumerism Circular economy Earth Overshoot Day Ecological footprint Ethical Green Micro-sustainability Over-consumption Product stewardship Simple living Social return on investment Steady-state economy Sustainability Advertising Brand Marketing myopia Sustainable Consumer behaviour Market Systemic change resistance Tragedy of the commons
World population	Birth control Demographic transition Family planning Control Sustainable population Women's education and empowerment
Technology	Appropriate Digital sustainability Ecotechnology Environmental technology Environmental design High-performance buildings Natural building Superinsulation Sustainability science Sustainable architecture Sustainable design Sustainable design standards Sustainable flooring Sustainable industries Sustainable lighting Sustainable packaging Sustainable transport
Biodiversity	Biosecurity Biosphere Conservation biology Endangered species Holocene extinction Invasive species
Energy	Carbon footprint Climate change mitigation Conservation Descent Efficiency Electrification Emissions trading Energy conservation Energy efficiency implementation Fossil fuel divestment Fossil-fuel phase-out Peak oil Poverty Rebound effect Renewable
Food	Civic agriculture Climate-smart agriculture Community-supported agriculture Cultured meat Forest gardening Foodscaping Local Permaculture Security Sustainable agriculture Sustainable diet Sustainable fishery Urban horticulture Vegetable box scheme
Water	Conservation Desertification Efficiency Footprint Reclaimed Sanitation Scarcity Security
Accountability	Corporate environmental responsibility Corporate social responsibility Environmental accounting Environmental full-cost accounting Environmental planning Sustainability Accounting Measurement Metrics and indices Reporting Standards and certification Sustainable yield
Applications	Advertising Art Building insulation Business City Climate finance College programs Community Disinvestment Eco-capitalism Eco-investing Ecovillage Education Environmental finance Ethical banking Fashion Gardening Geopark Green Development Development Infrastructure Marketing Vehicle Impact investing Landscape Livelihood Living Low-impact development Market Music Organic movement Organizations Practices Procurement Public interest design Radical sustainability Refurbishment Social design Socially responsible business Socially responsible marketing Sourcing Space Sustainability organization Tourism Transport Urban drainage systems Urban infrastructure Urbanism
Sustainable management	Environmental Fisheries Forest Humanistic capitalism Landscape Materials Natural resource Planetary Waste
Agreements and conferences	UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972) Brundtlandt Commission Report (1983) Our Common Future (1987) Earth Summit (1992) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) Agenda 21 (1992) Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) ICPD Programme of Action (1994) Lisbon Principles (1997) Kyoto Protocol (1997) Earth Charter (2000) UN Millennium Declaration (2000) Earth Summit 2002 (Rio+10, Johannesburg) UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, 2012) Sustainable Development Goals (2015) Paris Agreement (2015) UN Ocean Conference (2017)
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