This document provides an outline for an essay on climate change. It begins by defining climate change and discussing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that reports on the scientific understanding of climate change. The outline then addresses the causes of climate change, including human activities like burning fossil fuels and poor land use, as well as natural factors like greenhouse gases. It concludes by discussing some of the potential effects of climate change and actions that can be taken at home to address the issue. The outline provides the key topics and subpoints that would be discussed in a full essay on climate change according to this outlined structure and flow of information.