5 things to know about the new UN report on climate change

A U.N.-appointed panel published a report summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming

GENEVA -- The U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways. BLAMING HUMANS The report says almost all of the warming that has occurred since pre-industrial times was caused by the release of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Much of that is the result of humans burning fossil fuels — coal, oil, wood and natural gas. Scientists say that only a fraction of the temperature rise recorded since the 19th century can have come from natural forces.