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Figures: Summary for Policymakers

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Figure SPM.1

Figure SPM.1 | History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming

Figure SPM.2

Figure SPM.2 | Assessed contributions to observed warming in 2010–2019 relative to 1850–1900

Figure SPM.3

Figure SPM.3 | Synthesis of assessed observed and attributable regional changes

Figure SPM.4

Figure SPM.4 | Future anthropogenic emissions of key drivers of climate change and warming contributions by groups of drivers for the five illustrative scenarios used in this report

Figure SPM.5A

Figure SPM.5B | Changes in annual mean surface temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture

Figure SPM.5B

Figure SPM.5B | Changes in annual mean surface temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture

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Figure SPM.6 | Projected changes in the intensity and frequency of hot temperature extremes over land, extreme precipitation over land, and agricultural and ecological droughts in drying regions

Figure SPM.7

Figure SPM.7 | Cumulative anthropogenic CO2 emissions taken up by land and ocean sinks by 2100 under the five illustrative scenarios

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Figure SPM.8 | Selected indicators of global climate change under the five illustrative scenarios used in this Report

Figure SPM.9

Figure SPM.9 | Synthesis of the number of AR6 WGI reference regions where climatic impact-drivers are projected to change

Figure SPM.10

Figure SPM.10 | Near-linear relationship between cumulative CO2 emissions and the increase in global surface temperature