After a week of meetings in Sweden, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has come to a consensus.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) WORKING GROUP 1 CO-CHAIR, THOMAS STOCKER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Human influence on the climate system is clear."<br/> <br />A new report by the IPCC says it is extremely likely that humans have been the dominant contributor to observed warming. In numbers, "extremely likely" means a probability of at least 95 percent.<br/> <br />The report warns the impact of greenhouse gas emissions would linger for centuries and that the Earth is set for further warming, sea level rising and more.<br/> <br />United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the report provides new evidence for governments to take action.<br/> <br />"This new report will be essential for governments as they work to finalise an ambitious legal agreement on climate change in 2015."<br/> <br />A recent U.N. deal stipulates that governments reduce emissions by the end of 2
