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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - http://www.unfccc.int/
Official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, and world emissions data. |
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World Bank - Global Climate Change - http://go.worldbank.org/W13H8ZXSD1
Information on World Bank activities in relation to climate change, including energy strategy and the Prototype Carbon Fund. |
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - http://www.pik-potsdam.de
Interdisplinary studies in the natural and social sciences, intended to provide a basis for advising policy makers on measures to avoid the causes, mitigate the effects, and adapt to the unavoidable consequences of global change. |
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Pew Center on Global Climate Change - http://www.pewclimate.org/
Supports a cooperative approach and brings critical scientific, economic and technological expertise to the global debate on climate change. |
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Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change - http://globalchange.mit.edu/
Provides links to publications, personnel, forums, sponsor details, job openings and contact information. Based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. |
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The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/
UK-based interdisciplinary center seeks to engage with stakeholders and to explore and develop new technologies, lifestyles, economic instruments and regulatory mechanisms that will allow climate change to be managed. |
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US Department of State: Global Climate Change - http://www.state.gov/g/oes/climate/
Details of official communication on global climate change. |
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WRI: Climate Change Research - http://www.wri.org/climate/
The World Resources Institute identifies opportunities to reduce the risk of global climate change in ways that drive sustainable economic development worldwide. This site provides extensive on-line resources. |
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Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) - http://www.cicero.uio.no/index_e.asp
Norwegian Government organisation mandated to conduct research and disseminate information on international climate issues. Site provides news, articles, and in-depth publications. |
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Linkages - Climate and Atmosphere - http://www.iisd.ca/process/climate_atm.htm
From the Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development Reporting Services team. Features media reports, list of key publications, and coverage of a variety of climate change meetings, including daily highlights and photos. |
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Global Energy Technology Strategy Program - http://www.pnl.gov/gtsp/
Assessing the roles that technology cam play in effectively managing the long-term risks of global climate change since 1998. |
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Weathervane - http://www.rff.org/wv
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. |
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Climate Institute - http://www.climate.org/
This organization of scientists and policy leaders concerned with climate change and the ozone layer has organized conferences, symposia, and ministerial briefings in thirty nations since 1997, with link to Powerpoint presentation from 2005 conference on endangered islands. |
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Responding to Climate Change - http://www.rtcc.org/
A practical guide to support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Kyoto Protocol. Provides case studies on greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation (best accessed using Acrobat). |
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Austrian Council on Climate Change - http://www.accc.gv.at
Interdisciplinary working group which aims to identify and evaluate measures relating to the prevention of global climate change. English version accessed from left hand menu. |
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Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting - http://climate.dot.gov/
U.S. Department of Transportation initiative. Fosters awareness of the potential links between transportation and global climate change, and formulates policies to deal with the challenges of these links. |
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Climate Change - http://climate.pembina.org/
The Pembina Institute tracks official policy progress in Canada toward Kyoto Protocol goals, with calls to action. |
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Climate Solutions - http://climatesolutions.org/
Non-profit organization based in Olympia, Washington, US, from the 1998 merger of Atmosphere Alliance with the Energy Outreach Center, concerned with practical solutions to climate change. |
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SafeClimate.net - http://www.safeclimate.net
Tools, news, and information for individuals and organizations to take action to combat global climate change. |
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BC Climate Exchange - http://www.bcclimateexchange.ca/
The Fraser Basin Council of British Columbia, Canada, offers links to sustainability solutions with other social and economic benefits such as green buildings, community planning and energy efficiency. |
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Zero Carbon Britain - http://www.zerocarbonbritain.com/
A 2007 update of a 1977 report from the Public Interest Research Centre and the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, targeting zero carbon emissions by the year 2027. |
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CSA: Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol - http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/ern/01jul/overview.php
Discussion of issues related to climate change, with links and a bibliography. Provided by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. |
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Cities for Climate Protection - http://ccp.iclei.org/ccp-au/
Program from ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) working with Austalian local governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Cool Kids For A Cool Climate - http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com
Explanation of global warming, causes and effects, kids' stories, ways to take action, links, and news. |
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Resources for the Future Library: Climate - http://www.rff.org/Research_Topics/Pages/Climate_Change.aspx
RFF is an NGO based in the U.S. Emphasis on policy studies. |
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Choose Climate - http://www.chooseclimate.org/
Interactive Java applet shows effects of policy on climate. Parameters include various per-capita emissions. |
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Globalis - http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/?2275
Interactive world map from Global Virtual University, a United Nations project, shows gas emissions by country. |
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Global Change Impact Studies Centre - http://www.gcisc.org.pk
Details about objectives, manpower, news and events, and publications. |
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Climadapt - http://www.climadapt.com
Public-private initiative in Nova Scotia, Canada, in which environmental corporations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies find ways to incorporate climate change adaptation (CCA) management frameworks into host government environmental impact assessments. |
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Replacing fossil fuels: the scale of the problem - http://www.abelard.org/briefings/replacing_fossil_fuels.htm
Discussion about ways to replace fossil fuels. Information about wind energy, energy storage and energy efficiency is also there. |
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Forum for the Study of Crisis in the 21st Century - http://www.crisis-forum.org.uk
To analyse the nature of humankind's current crisis. Bringing together diverse academic and independent researchers in an independent research-based centre. Current programmes; climate change and violence, climate change and public opinion. |
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Climate Protection Strategies for the 21st Century: Kyoto and Beyond - http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_sn2003_presse_engl.html
Report (in English) prepared by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) as input to Input to the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention, 1-12 December 2003, Milano. |
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Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - http://law-ref.org/KYOTO/index.html
- at Law-Ref.org. Text of the protocol is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents. |
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The Clean Development Mechanism: A Primer - http://www.energyfed.org.nz/CDM_Primer-WEC.pdf
Article from "Weathervane" gives details of the CDM described in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. |
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Shared Spaces - http://www.sharedspaces.nl
Quarterly online magazine by the Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing and Environment. Provides information about various activities of the Ministry, and links for feedback and contact information. |