BBC Climate Change Portal
- Starting point for current news items & discussions on the topic of climate change.
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The Politics of Climate Change
- An on line guide to the politics & science leading up to & following the signing of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Climate Ark
- Climate change news & information portal & archive dedicated to promoting policy that addresses Global Climate Change through reductions in carbon emissions, energy conservation, alternative energy sources & ending deforestation.
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Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
- A global collection of Landsat images & text, designed to show environmental changes & to introduce remote sensing. Images & explanatory from every continent.
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Bush's CO2 Emissions Flip-Flop
- Cartoons about President Bush's reversal of stance on carbon dioxide emissions.
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EPA: Climate Change
- Comprehensive information from the USA's Environmental Protection Agency.
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AOL: Earth Focus on Global Warming
- Information about global warming & climate change & what individual persons can do to help the environment.
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Natcom India
- Information about greenhouse gas emissions, inventory estimations, vulnerability assessments, & adapting to global climate changes from the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India.
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Climate Action Network South Asia
- A global network of over Non-Governmental Organizations working to promote government & individual action to limit human induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
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The California Climate Action Registry
- Organization created by the State of California to encourage companies, government agencies & other organizations to voluntarily measure & report their Green House Gas emissions. Provides information about the program.
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Global Climate Observing System
- An organization ensuring that observations & information needed to address climate-related issues are obtained & made available to all potential users. Contains a profile, structure, publications & calendar of events.
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Global Warming: An Issue for Humanity
- Paper on the human consequences of global warming.
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Primer on the Kyoto Protocol
- Article about this international agreement & how it will be used to combat global warming.
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International Climate Change Partnership
- Global coalition of companies & trade associations committed to constructive & responsible participation in the international policy process concerning global climate change. Includes objectives, a list of members, & literature.
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Global Warming International Center
- GWIC is an international body disseminating information on global warming science & policy, serving both governmental, non-governmental organizations, & industries in more than 120 countries. Clear? It sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming & its mitigation.
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Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change
- Companion site to the book of the same name. Offers information on climate change, and tips for individuals, companies, municipilaties, governments & developing nations to counter this issue.
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Capacity for Climate Protection
- Project focussing on climate protection & funding environmental NGOs in Central & Eastern Europe. Includes a profile, calendar of events, publications, & information on monitoring & mechanisms.
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Proposals to Reforest the Earth
- A series of white papers on deforestation & the need to reverse this destructive process, by Gabriel Penno Saraiva.
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The Alliance for Climate Protection
- Campaign group which aims to cut emissions & reduce global warming. Information about the challenge & how people can help.
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Climate Change
- An over view of climate change, theories & perspectives, & notable weather patterns.
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Climate Effects on Human Health
- A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests & vegetation, agriculture, water resources, & human health.
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United States Climate Action Partnership
- A group of businesses & organizations encouraging the federal government to enact legislation for significant reduction in greenhouse gases.
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Plant Trees to Reduce Global Warming
- Calculations of carbon dioxide emissions are offered for various modes of travel & energy use (1 tree per 1000 kilowatt-hours, for example).
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Interfaith Climate Change Network
- Describes ways individual persons & congregations can act on the issues of climate change & energy use. Joint project of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA & the Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life.
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Many scientists believe runaway greenhouse effect possible
- 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.
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Sierra Club Global Warming Campaign
- Clearinghouse for information on global warming.
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Rising Waters
- Companion web site to the documentary 'Rising Waters', which includes personal stories of Pacific Islanders & puts a human face on the international climate change debate. Includes archives, stories, white papers & information on filmmakers.
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Green House Network
- Non-profit organization focusing on building a grassroots movement to stop global warming pollution. Contains a profile, event calendar, information on speakers, & news archive.
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International Human Dimensions
- An international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental social science programme aimed at improving understanding of human responses to global change. Contains a profile, projects, news, publications & calendar of events.
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Climate Change Solutions
- Success stories, tools & resources on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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A Beginner's Guide to Global Warming
- Written by a scientist at The Woods Hole Research Center, these pages describe the scientific evidence, the culprits, the skeptics & the probable outcome of a world signicantly changed by human-induced climate change.
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC
- official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, world emissions data.
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US Global Change Research Information Office
- Provides access to data & information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies & technologies, & global warming related educational resources for users worldwide.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
- Provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet & dry periods) & long-term climate change.
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Destructive Storms Drive Insurance Losses Up - Will Taxpayers Have to Bail Out Insurance Industry?
- Scientists now believe that rising global temperatures may exacerbate extreme weather events, leading to increased damages in the decades ahead. [WorldWatch Institute] (March 26, 1999)
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Union of Concerned Scientists Global Warming
- Climate scientists have connected the increased levels of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to human activities, in particular the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, & natural gas for heating & electricity; gasoline for transportation), deforestation, cattle ranching, & rice farming. From the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Earth's Magnetic Field And How It Reverses
- White papers on the earth's magnetic field & global warming by Eugene D. Richards.
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BBC Science - Climate Change
- Key points, articles, pros & cons, & resources regarding climate change.
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Climate Action Network Australia
- Non-profit environmental group dedicated to fighting climate change & finding solutions to the problem. Includes news & current programs.
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