and impacts from
socio-economic information and emissions. With increased under-
standing of these linkages, it is now possible to assess the linkages
also counterclockwise, i.e. to evaluate possible development path-
ways and global emissions constraints that would reduce the risk
of future impacts that society may wish to avoid.
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Introduction
1 See http://www.ipcc.ch/meetings/ar4-workshops
/media/loftslag/IPPC-2007-ar4_syr.pdf