Knowledge: climate change
See Also:
- science → environment → air quality
- science → environment → climate change
- society → issues → environment → energy
- society → issues → environment → ozone depletion
- society → issues → transportation → autos → environment and fuel economy
Links
- US Global Change Research Information Office
http://www.gcrio.org - Provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global warming related educational resources for users worldwide.
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org/ - Advocates taking action to arrest climate change
- Climate Institute
http://www.climate.org/ - works to protect the balance between climate and life on earth by facilitating the dialogue among scientists, policy makers, business executives and citizens.
- Global Warming International Center
http://www.globalwarming.net/ - GWIC is an international body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, serving both governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries. It sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/ - The IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change.
- Climate Change Debate
http://www.climatechangedebate.org - Climate change and global warming science, government policy, energy technology, cost and benefits debated via an unmoderated, uncensored listserve, plus research aides.
- Climate Ark
http://www.climateark.org/ - Climate change news & information portal and archive dedicated to promoting policy that addresses Global Climate Change through reductions in carbon emissions, energy conservation, alternative energy sources and ending deforestation.
- Capacity for Climate Protection
http://www.rec.org/Climate/index.html - Project focussing on climate protection and funding environmental NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe. Includes a profile, calendar of events, publications, and information on monitoring and mechanisms.
- Climate Change Solutions
http://www.climatechangesolutions.com - Success stories, tools and resources on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Global Warming
http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/global_warming.shtml - News, background information and links on global warming, climate change, and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
- Plant Trees to Reduce Global Warming
http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/globalcooling/ - Calculations of carbon dioxide emissions are offered for various modes of travel and energy use (1 tree per 1000 kilowatt-hours, for example).
- Climate Trend
http://www.climatetrend.com/ - Interactive plotting tool for historical global temperature data.
- Climate Policy
http://www.climatepolicy.com - An Elsevier journal which aims to address the broad spectrum of policy issues raised by the prospect of changes in the global climate. Includes articles, extracts, information on authors and bibliographies.
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
http://www.usgcrp.gov - Provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet and dry periods) and long-term climate change.
- California Global Warming Campaign
http://www.nextgeneration.org/globalwarming - Useful and timely information about climate change and California.
- Earth's Unruly Tenant
http://www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n1-lubchenco.php - An essay by Jane Lubchenco about climate change and public perceptions of environmental issues.
- ACACIA - A Consortium for the Application of Climate Impact Assessments
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/ACACIA/ - ACACIA uses the best available scientific tools and knowledge to answer the climate-related questions of sponsors from the industrial, business and policy communities.
- BBC News: Global Climate Change
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/climate_change/ - An analysis of the science and other issues behind the climate change debate, from BBC News Online.
- Climate Effects on Human Health
http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html - A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
- Green House Network
http://www.greenhousenet.org - Non-profit organization focusing on building a grassroots movement to stop global warming pollution. Contains a profile, event calendar, information on speakers, and news archive.
- International Human Dimensions
http://www.uni-bonn.de/ihdp/ - An international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental social science programme aimed at improving understanding of human responses to global change. Contains a profile, projects, news, publications and calendar of events.
- Global Warming: An Issue for Humanity
http://www.geocities.com/csango80/ - Paper on the human consequences of global warming.
- WEATHERVANE: Resources for the Future's Digital Forum on Global Climate Policy
http://www.weathervane.rff.org/ - An online forum designed to provide the news media, legislators, opinion leaders, and the interested public with analysis and commentary on U.S. and global policy initiatives related to climate change.
- The Great Climate Flip-flop
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jan/climate.htm - Could Global Warming lead to Global Cooling? Warming could lead, paradoxically, to drastic cooling -- a catastrophe that could threaten the survival of civilization. Atlantic Monthly.
- Earth's Magnetic Field And How It Reverses
http://www.earths-magnetic-field-and-how-it-reverses-and-more.com - White papers on the earth's magnetic field and global warming by Eugene D. Richards.
- Massachusetts Climate Action Network
http://www.massclimateaction.org - A network of local and statewide groups dedicated to halting the threat of global climate change. Contains a profile, legislations, information on local chapters, and calendar of events.
- Proposals to Reforest the Earth
http://www.geocities.com/prajna75/ - A series of white papers on deforestation and the need to reverse this destructive process, by Gabriel Penno Saraiva.
- Rising Waters
http://www.itvs.org/risingwaters - Companion web site to the documentary "Rising Waters", which includes personal stories of Pacific Islanders and puts a human face on the international climate change debate. Includes archives, stories, white papers and information on filmmakers.
- Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change
http://www.earthfuture.com/stormyweather - Companion site to the book of the same name. Offers information on climate change, and tips for individuals, companies, municipilaties, governments and developing nations to counter this issue.
- International Climate Change Partnership
http://www.iccp.net - Global coalition of companies and trade associations committed to constructive and responsible participation in the international policy process concerning global climate change. Includes objectives, a list of members, and literature.
- Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents - A global collection of Landsat images and text, designed to show environmental changes and to introduce remote sensing. Images and explanatory from every continent.
- The California Climate Action Registry
http://www.climateregistry.org/ - Organization created by the State of California to encourage companies, government agencies and other organizations to voluntarily measure and report their Green House Gas emissions. Provides information about the program.
- Sierra Club Global Warming Campaign
http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/ - Clearinghouse for information on global warming.
- The Politics of Climate Change
http://greennature.com/article628.html - An online guide to the politics and science leading up to and following the signing of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Fossil-of-the-Day.org
http://www.fossil-of-the-day.org/ - A daily award Presented to the "worst" countries at UN climate change conferences.
- Climate Change: An Overview
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/Climate.html - A discussion of the certainties and uncertainties behind the science of climate change and the impact of greenhouse gasses.
- Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/archive/crs_climate_change_market.shtml - A review of market based initiatives to combat global warming, including tradeable permits and carbon taxes.
- Interfaith Climate Change Network
http://www.protectingcreation.org/ - Describes ways individuals and congregations can act on the issues of climate change and energy use. Joint project of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.
- Civilization - Use It or Lose It
http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/calvin/ - Audio conversation with William Calvin about rapid global climate changes. Includes related links.
- US Global Change Research Program: Assessments
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/links/assessments.htm - Contains major national and international studies on environmental and climatic issues.
- The Climate Trust
http://www.climatetrust.org/ - Promotes climate change and global warming solutions by providing carbon dioxide offset projects and advancing offset policies.
- Climate Action Network Australia
http://www.cana.net.au/ - Non-profit environmental group dedicated to fighting climate change and finding solutions to the problem. Includes news and current programs.
- Global Warming
http://www.satglobal.com/global_warming.htm - Discussing facts about global warming, basic steps to take to stop its progress, and links to other pages on climate change.
- Hot Air - the Canadian Debate on Kyoto
http://cbc.ca/fifth/kyoto/index.html - Issues surrounding the Kyoto Accord and its effect on Canadian citizens.
- Climate Action Network South Asia
http://www.can-sa.net/ - A global network of over Non-Governmental Organizations working to promote government and individual action to limit human induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
- Heating Efficiencies and Greenhouse
http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/HeatEfic.html - A tabled comparison between different ways of home heating, and their individual effects on greenhouse gases and environmental decline.
- Asia Pacific Network on Climate Change
http://www.ap-net.org/ - A clearing house for climate change issues sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Highlighting articles, conference schedules, and related resources.
- Climate Change
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/climate.html - An overview of climate change, theories and perspectives, and notable weather patterns.
- Natcom India
http://www.natcomindia.org/ - Information about greenhouse gas emissions, inventory estimations, vulnerability assessments, and adapting to global climate changes from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India.
- David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Change
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/ - Highlights recent reports and projects, suggested solutions, and background information, focusing on British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest.
- A Beginner's Guide to Global Warming
http://whrc.org/resources/online_publications/warming_earth/index.htm - Written by a scientist at The Woods Hole Research Center, these pages describe the scientific evidence, the culprits, the skeptics and the probable outcome of a world signicantly changed by human-induced climate change.
- WWF - Climate Change
http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/ - Features information and breaking news on climate change, with a focus on resources and actions you can take to help stop global warming.
- Bush's CO2 Emissions Flip-Flop
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/CO2/main.asp - Cartoons about President Bush's reversal of stance on carbon dioxide emissions.
- Union of Concerned Scientists Global Warming
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/ - Climate scientists have linked the increased levels of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to human activities, in particular the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas for heating and electricity; gasoline for transportation), deforestation, cattle ranching, and rice farming. From the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC
http://unfccc.int/ - official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, world emissions data.
- FluorideAlert.org: Potent and Rare Greenhouse Gas Identified
http://www.fluoridealert.org/pollution/1331.html - Article on rising concentrations of a newly identified synthetic fluoride that traps heat more effectively than all other known greenhouse gases.
- OneWorld: Climate Change Campaign
http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/4231/ - Includes news, archives and articles on this topic.
- Primer on the Kyoto Protocol
http://environment.about.com/od/kyotoprotocol/ - Article about this international agreement and how it will be used to combat global warming.
- Responding to Climate Change
http://www.entico.com/ - Practical guide to support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Profiles the business community's response with services and resources for greenhouse gas mitigation.
- BBC Science - Climate Change
http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/ - Key points, articles, pros and cons, and resources regarding climate change.
- Many scientists believe runaway greenhouse effect possible
http://archive.greenpeace.org/climate/database/records/zgpz0638.html - A Greenpeace poll (in 1992) shows that a worryingly high proportion of climate scientists believe it possible that continuing emissions of greenhouse gases can awaken synergistic feedbacks capable of generating a runaway greenhouse effect.
- myclimate
http://www.myclimate.org/index.php?lang=en - The Climate Protection Partnership discusses the pollution and climactic effects of air traffic, and environmentally sustainable alternatives.
- World Resources Institute: Climate, Energy & Transport
http://www.wri.org/climate/ - Identifies opportunities to reduce the risk of global climate change in ways that drive sustainable economic development worldwide.
- BBC Climate Change Portal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/portal/climate_change/ - Starting point for current news items and discussions on the topic of climate change.
- Conservation for the Oceans Foundation
http://www.cfto.org/ - Dedicated to building awareness about the oceans and climate change through the support of scientists, educators, community leaders, and local environmental organizations in over 80 countries.
- EPA: Climate Change
http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html - Comprehensive information from the USA's Environmental Protection Agency.
- The Alliance for Climate Protection
http://www.climateprotect.org/ - Campaign group which aims to cut emissions and reduce global warming. Information about the challenge and how people can help.
- CO2 Clock
http://www.co2clock.org - Counter showing current concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with a description of their methodology.
- AOL: Earth Focus on Global Warming
http://reference.aol.com/planet-earth/global-warming - Information about global warming and climate change and what individuals can do to help the environment.
- Global Climate Observing System
http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/gcos/index.php - An organization ensuring that observations and information needed to address climate-related issues are obtained and made available to all potential users. Contains a profile, structure, publications and calendar of events.
- Destructive Storms Drive Insurance Losses Up - Will Taxpayers Have to Bail Out Insurance Industry?
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1648 - Scientists now believe that rising global temperatures may exacerbate extreme weather events, leading to increased damages in the decades ahead. [WorldWatch Institute]
- United States Climate Action Partnership
http://www.us-cap.org/ - A group of businesses and organizations encouraging the federal government to enact legislation for significant reduction in greenhouse gases.
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