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ContentsList of tablesTable TS.1 Observed <strong>and</strong> projected climate <strong>change</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>impacts</strong> on environmental<strong>and</strong> socio‐economic systems <strong>and</strong> human health................................................19Table TS.2 Key observed (O) <strong>and</strong> projected (P) climate <strong>change</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>impacts</strong> forthe ma<strong>in</strong> regions <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong>............................................................................28Table 1.1 Type of <strong>in</strong>dicator <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> purpose.................................................................35Table 1.2 Changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dicators 2008–2012....................................................................36Table 1.3 Emissions scenarios <strong>and</strong> climate models used <strong>in</strong> projections...............................39Table 3.1 Contributions to the sea-level budget s<strong>in</strong>ce 1972............................................106Table 3.2 Habitats <strong>and</strong> species groups negatively affected by climate <strong>change</strong> <strong>in</strong>at least one EU Member State.......................................................................130Table 4.1 Impacts <strong>and</strong> consequences of climate <strong>change</strong> on forest growth<strong>and</strong> forest conditions...................................................................................175Table 4.2 Number of people killed due to extreme weather events <strong>and</strong> wildfireby <strong>Europe</strong>an region (1980–2011)..................................................................186Table 4.3 Selection of meteorological parameters that might <strong>in</strong>crease underfuture climate <strong>change</strong> <strong>and</strong> their impact on ozone levels....................................194Table 4.4 Overview of studies on future electricity dem<strong>and</strong> due to climate <strong>change</strong>.............204Table 4.5 Overview of climate <strong>change</strong> <strong>impacts</strong> on transport <strong>in</strong><strong>fr</strong>astructure........................206Table 5.1 Coverage of <strong>Europe</strong>an-wide damage cost studies by sector ..............................233Table 6.1 Essential <strong>Climate</strong> Variables that are both currently feasiblefor global implementation <strong>and</strong> have a high impact on UNFCCC requirements.......243Table 6.2 Essential <strong>Climate</strong> Variables for which satellite observations makea significant contribution..............................................................................243Table 7.1 Abbreviations <strong>and</strong> acronyms (except research projects)...................................246Table 7.2 Acronyms of research projects......................................................................251<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>change</strong>, <strong>impacts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>vulnerability</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> 20129

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