Scientific evidence that can be used in litigation

The IPCC reports have been very helpful in solving court cases on climate change, as this scientific information shows the scope, effects, and causes of climate change. It is important to cite and encourage the courts to view the IPCC reports as a respected authority on climate science, so that arguments made in defense of the environment cannot be dismissed.

Also see Attribution Science

Observations: Atmosphere and Surface
''This paper addresses the scientific evidence of climate change from the observations of the atmosphere and the surface has grown significantly in recent years. This report contains studies explaining changes in atmospheric composition, radiation budgets, temperature, hydrological cycle, extreme events and atmospheric circulation and variability patterns.''

Observations: Ocean
''These studies address the issue of Change in temperature and heat content. More especific about: Changes upper ocean has warmed, the Salinity and Freshwater Content, the Ocean Surface Fluxes, the Water-Mass Properties, the Ocean Circulation, the Sea Level Change, Including Extremes, the Ocean Biogeochemical Changes, Including Anthropogenic Ocean Acidification.''

Sea Level Change
''This document considers changes in global mean sea level, regional sea level, sea level extremes, and waves. It also contains: the projections of Components and Models of Sea Level Change; Past Sea Level Change; Contributions to Global Mean Sea Level Rise during the Instrumental Period; Projected Contributions to Global Mean Sea Level; Projections of Global Mean Sea Level Rise; Regional Sea Level Changes; Projections of 21st Century Sea Level Extremes and Waves.''

Detection and Attribution of Climate Change: from Global to Regional
''In this study the subject of Atmospheric Temperatures is addressed about More than half of the observed increase in global mean surface temperature  from 1951 to 2010 is very likely due to the observed anthropogenic increase in greenhouse gas  concentrations. The consistency of observed and modeled changes across the climate system, including warming of the atmosphere and ocean, sea level rise, ocean acidification and changes in the water cycle, the ryosphere and climate extremes points to a large-scale warming resulting rimarily from anthropogenic increases. More specifically it is found: Evaluation of Detection and Attribution Methodologies, Atmosphere and Surface, Changes in Ocean Properties, Cryosphere, Extremes, Multi-century to Millennia Perspective, and, Implications for Climate System Properties and Projections.''

Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future Regional Climate Change
''This document assesses the scientific literature on projected changes in major climate phenomena and more specifically their relevance for future change in regional climates, contingent on global mean emperatures continue to rise. Of the same form say that Regional climates are the complex result of processes that vary strongly with location and so respond differently to changes in global-scale influences. More specifically it is found: Monsoon Systems, Tropical Phenomena, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Annular and Dipolar Modes, Large-scale Storm Systems, Additional Phenomena of Relevance, Future Regional Climate Change.''

Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycle
''This document addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases (GHGs) have increased in the atmosphere since pre-industrial times, and this increase is the main driving cause of climate change. The increase of CO2, CH4 and N2O is caused by anthropogenic emissions from the use of fossil fuel as a source of energy and from land use and land use changes, in particular agriculture. The observed change in the atmospheric concentration of CO2, CH4 and N2O results from the dynamic balance between anthropogenic emissions, and the perturbation of natural processes that leads to a partial removal of these gases from the atmosphere. More specifically it is found: Variations in Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles Before the Fossil Fuel Era, Evolution of Biogeochemical Cycles Since the Industrial Revolution, Projections of Future Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles, Potential Effects of Carbon Dioxide Removal Methods and Solar Radiation Management on the Carbon Cycle.''

Evaluation of Climate Models
''In this docuemnte show it models for the representation of biogeochemical cycles important to climate change. These models allow for policy-relevant calculations such as the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compatible with a specified climate stabilization target. This evaluation is based on recent internationally coordinated model experiments, including simulations of historic and paleo climate, specialized experiments designed to provide insight into key climate processes and feedbacks and regional climate downscaling. More specifically it is found: Climate Models and Their Characteristics, Techniques for Assessing Model Performance, Experimental Strategies in Support of Climate Model Evaluation, Simulation of Recent and Longer-Term Records in Global Models, Simulation of Variability and Extremes, Downscaling and Simulation of Regional-Scale Climate, Climate Sensitivity and Climate Feedbacks, Relating Model Performance to Credibility of  Model Applications.''