The consequences of climate change are already being felt around the world. As global leaders consider how to best mitigate and adapt to a warmer earth, climate science will provide a fundamental backbone for policy decisions. A recent World Resources Institute (WRI) issue brief, Climate Science 2006: Major new discoveries, reviews some of the important climate change science research and innovations from the past year.

Read the full press release and access the issue brief in pdf format at the WRI website.