350.org - Science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth. 350.org wants to take this number, 350, and spread it all over the world. It wants every human, if they know nothing else about global warming, to know that 350 represents safety. It wants to use protest and music and art and video and the net to make that number inescapable, ubiquitous. Everywhere.
Agenda 21 - The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Climate Science Forum.
AlGore.com - The official website of Al Gore, including his climate campaign journal and action opportunities.
An Inconvenient Truth - An Academy Award-winning documentary film about climate change, specifically global warming, presented by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim.
Apollo Alliance Project - Works for good jobs and clean energy, rejuvenating America's economy by creating the next generation of American industrial jobs and treating clean energy as an economic and security mandate to rebuild America.
Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists - The legal brief filed by climate scientists to the Supreme Court in support of Massachusetts vs. EPA, 05-1120 which seeks to clarify carbon dioxide is a pollutant and can and should be regulated by the EPA.
BusinessGreen.com -
News and advice for firms trying to reduce the environmental impact of their business operations, including reports on corporate social responsibility (CSR); green computing initiatives; paperless office technologies; efficient server and desktop equipment; low-power-consumption processors; teleworking, teleconferencing and telecommuting; technologies that can eliminate or reduce the need for business air travel; recycling and ethical disposal or IT equipment; plus other methods of reducing corporate CO2 output.
C40 Cities -The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a network of large and engaged cities from around the world committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate change globally.
California Climate Change Research Center - California has been researching the impacts of climate change on California since 1998 under the programs of the California Energy Commission. Research projects and publications cover topics ranging from climate change scenarios to the cost of climate change impacts on California.
Carbon Neutral Myth, The - Report from Carbon Trade Watch highlights several ways in which the carbon offset approach to climate change is fundamentally flawed.
Cities for Climate Protection - Declaration by organisations around the world calling for ambitious programmes to promote renewable energies.
Climate and the Left - Dec. 24-26, 2009, at the tail end of the Copenhagen Climate meetings, ZNet ran a series of commentaries by Robin Hahnel titled "Has The Left Missed The Boat on Climate Change?" Shortly after, Patrick Bond replied and on this page is the exchange that followed.
Climate Ark - Climate change news and information portal and archive.
Climate Change Convention - UN Climate Change Secretariat, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Climate Change (David Suzuki Foundation) - Climate change is considered by many scientists to be the most serious threat facing the world today. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Solutions include phasing out coal plants, expanding renewable energy sources and public transit, and creating new efficiency standards for vehicles and buildings.
Offers resources on how to go carbon neutral at home and at work.
Climate Action Network (CAN) - A worldwide network of over 700 NGOs in more than 90 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
Climate Central - News, information and research on climate change issues.
Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report; the Assessment is of current scientific understanding of impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems, the capacity of these systems to adapt and their vulnerability.
Climate Change Lobby -
While President Obama's team readies to take on the global warming challenge, the special interests that seek to derail, blunt, or tailor any new climate policy to their narrow agendas have already gathered in staggering numbers. A Center for Public Integrity analysis shows that more than 770 companies and interest groups hired an estimated 2,340 lobbyists to influence federal policy on climate change in the past year, as the issue gathered momentum and came to a vote on Capitol Hill. That's an increase of more than 300 percent in the number of lobbyists on climate change in just five years, and means that Washington can now boast more than four climate lobbyists for every member of Congress.
Climate Desk, The -
A journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate, including: The Atlantic, Center for Investigative Reporting, Grist, Mother Jones, Need to Know, Slate, and Wired.
Climate Progress - Blog dedicated to providing the progressive perspective on climate science, climate solutions, and climate politics.
Climate Reality Project - A nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. Its ultimate aim is to halt global warming. Specifically it is educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable.
Climate Science Rapid Response Team -
A match-making service to connect climate scientists with lawmakers and the media. The group is committed to providing rapid, high-quality information to media and government officials.
ClimateScienceWatch - A nonprofit public interest education and advocacy project dedicated to holding public officials accountable for the integrity and effectiveness with which they use climate science and related research in government policymaking, toward the goal of enabling society to respond effectively to the challenges posed by global warming and climate change.
Durban Group for Climate Justice - An international network of independent organisations, individuals and people's movements who reject the approach to climate change promoted by polluting corporations, financiers, northern governments and economists. Views durable change as emanating primarily from grassroots and shopfloor movements for climate justice.
Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) - An alliance of environment and social NGOs founded in December 2008 committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way that respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
EPA Climate Change Page - EPA's website provides information on climate change for communities, individuals, businesses, states, localities and governments.
Fight Global Warming - Campaign by Environmental Defense which produces public service announcements, and also allows you to calculate your climate impact.
Forests Now - A declaration calling on world governments to take urgent action on deforestation in the tropics and sub-tropics, which causes 18-25% of global carbon emissions, more than the world's entire transport industry.
Garnaut Climate Change Review - Commissioned by Australia's State and Territory Governments on 30 April 2007. Examines the impacts of climate change on the Australian economy, and recommends medium to long-term policies and policy frameworks to improve the prospects for sustainable prosperity.
Global Climate Campaign - The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives enlists cities to adopt policies and implement measures to achieve quantifiable reductions in local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhance urban livability and sustainability.
Global Environment Facility (GEF) - Helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.
Hansen, Dr. James E. - Official page. Hanson heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, a part of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Earth Sciences Division. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, and also serves as Al Gore's science advisor. Hansen is best known for his research in the field of climatology and his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue. Also see Wikipedia article.
Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast -
This Pacific Institute report
concludes that sea-level rise will inevitably change the character of the California coast, and that adaptation strategies must be evaluated, tested, and implemented if the risks identified in the report are to be reduced or avoided. Populations and critical infrastructure at risk are shown in detailed maps prepared by the Pacific Institute available online here. The report also explores how vulnerability to sea-level rise will be heightened among Californians who do not have a vehicle, do not speak English, or who live near hazardous waste facilities. Low-income households and communities of color are over-represented in these more vulnerable groups.
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) - Promotes environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide. Works with city governments and local advocacy groups to implement projects that reduce poverty, pollution, and oil dependence.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II - This is the Working Group II website. In its reports, Working Group II assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of the vulnerability (sensitivity and adaptability) to climate change of, and the negative and positive consequences for, ecological systems, socio-economic sectors and human health, with an emphasis on regional sectoral and cross-sectoral issues.
Living Within a Carbon Budget - A report by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research, commissioned by Friends of the Earth and the Cooperative Bank, which presents new findings about the scale of emission reductions needed and about pathways to a low-carbon future.
Helio International - A network of energy analysts who identify, assess, measure and publicise the contribution of energy systems and policies to ecodevelopment (sustainable and equitable development).
Climate Service (NOAA) - To improve the ability of society to plan and respond to climate variability and climate change. The Climate Service will allow NOAA to provide a reliable and authoritative source for climate data, information, and decision support
services and to more effectively coordinate with other agencies and partners.
Climate Research and Modeling - To understand and predict climate variability and change in timeframes ranging from weeks to a century.
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD): Climate Change - The OECD aims to assist countries to implement effective and efficient policies to address climate change by conducting policy-relevant research and analysis. Mitigation of GHG emissions, adaptation policies, analysis of the connections between sustainability and climate change, and incentives and possible approaches to achieve long-term policy objectives are essential elements of the program.
Pacific Institute -
Works to create a healthier planet and sustainable communities. We conduct interdisciplinary research and partner with stakeholders to produce solutions that advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity—in California, nationally, and internationally.
Planet in Peril - CNN documentary that examines our changing planet looking at four key issues: climate change, vanishing habitats, disappearing species and human population growth.
RealClimate - Commentary site on climate change by working climate scientists.
Renewable Energy - A large solar energy and renewable energy portal promoting the use of renewable energy worldwide by offering news, educational and product information.
Resources for the Future (RFF) - Research on the environmental and economic aspects of climate change. Its publication,Resources, features stories on a variety of environmental, energy, and natural resource issues, and news about ongoing research and public outreach efforts.
Rising Waters - A documentary addressing the dangers of global warming.
Sandbag -
Shines a light on what is really going on in emissions trading and pushes for improvements.
Secure Green Future -
Educates, activates and empowers Massachusetts residents to effectively address the converging threats of climate change, resource depletion, and economic meltdow. Also see Secure Green Futureblogs and other resources.
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change - Report from the chief British government economist and former World Bank chief economist that concludes "there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now" and that "the benefits of strong and early action far outweigh the economic costs of not acting ".
Story of Cap and Trade, The -
A look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the "devils in the details" in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you.
Tiempo Climate Portal - A listing of selected websites covering climate and development and related issues.
Also see Tiempo Climate Newswatch, a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues.
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 11 and COP/MOP 1) - UNFCCC's site for the first meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol in Montreal in conjunction with the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention held in Montreal, Canada in late 2005.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. More recently, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the COP, the subsidiary bodies and their Bureau.
This section provides background to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kyoto Protocol texts, and search engine for the UNFCCC library.
U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) -
Integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies and overseen by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Economic Council and the Office of Management and Budget.
UN-REDD Programme - The United Nations Collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in September 2008 to assist developing countries prepare and implement national REDD+ strategies, and builds on the convening power and expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - A specialized agency of the United Nations. The WMO is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.
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