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» Austrian Council on Climate Change  - 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.
» BC Climate Exchange - Provides clearinghouse of resources to make climate change relevant, by showing link to sustainability solutions -- like green buildings, community planning and energy efficiency -- that also have other social and economic benefits. Coordinated by the Fra
» CSA: Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol - Discussion of issues related to climate change, with links and a bibliography. Provided by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
» Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting - 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.
» Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) - Norwegian Government organisation mandated to conduct research and disseminate information on international climate issues. Site provides news, articles, and in-depth publications.
» Choose Climate - Interactive graphics link climate science and policy. Adjust the parameters and uncertainties just by dragging a control with the mouse to see effects of various per-capita emissions.
» Cities for Climate Protection - An innovative program that helps local government and their communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the environment.
» Climadapt Canadian climate change adaptation network - A private sector driven environmental network providing innovative climate change adaptation expertise in Canada and internationally
» Climate Change - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State - Information on climate change, global warming, U.S. policy, conventions and forums.
» Climate Change Solutions - Success stories, education materials, interactive tools and resources on actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for individual, municipalities, and industry, particularly in Canada.
» Climate Institute - An NGO that aims to serve as a bridge between policymakers and scientists around the world and is dedicated to being the world's foremost authority on climate change information, science and responses. Site provides basic scientific information and links
» Climate Protection Strategies for the 21st Century: Kyoto and Beyond - 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.
» Climate Solutions - Mission is to stop global warming at the earliest point possible by helping the Northwest become a world leader in practical and profitable solutions.
» Climate change - UNFCCC - Information on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
» Cool Kids For A Cool Climate - Explanation of global warming, causes and effects, kids' stories, ways to take action, links, and news.
» CorpWatch - Climate Justice Initiative - Articles and background information from an NGO that campaigns against multinational corporations.
» Forum for the Study of Crisis in the 21st Century - 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.
» Global Change Impact Studies Centre - Details about objectives, manpower, news and events, and publications.
» Global Energy Technology Strategy Program - Assessing the roles that technology cam play in effectively managing the long-term risks of global climate change since 1998.
» Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change - Provides links to publications, personnel, forums, sponsor details, job openings and contact information. Based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
» Kyoto Protocol & Greenhouse Gases - This interactive map presents gas emissions in relation to the committements in the Kyoto Protocol and gives easy access to this information.
» Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - - at Law-Ref.org. Text of the protocol is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents.
» Pew Center on Global Climate Change - Supports a cooperative approach and brings critical scientific, economic and technological expertise to the global debate on climate change.
» Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - 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.
» Replacing fossil fuels: the scale of the problem - Discussion about ways to replace fossil fuels. Information about wind energy, energy storage and energy efficiency is also there.
» Research Programme International Climate Policy - HWWA, Hamburg, Germany - Scientific/political research on climate policy, emissions trading, Kyoto protocol and greenhouse gas emissions.
» Resources for the Future Library: Climate - RFF is an NGO based in the U.S. Emphasis on policy studies.
» Responding to Climate Change - 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).
» SafeClimate.net - Tools, news, and information for individuals and organizations to take action to combat global climate change.
» Shared Spaces - 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.
» The Clean Development Mechanism: A Primer - Informative article about CDM from the Resources for the Future (RFF).
» The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - 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.
» US Department of State: Global Climate Change - Details of official communication on global climate change.
» United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, and world emissions data.
» Weathervane - 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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Last Updated: 2007-01-21 16:24:14
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