GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE:
SELECTED RESOURCES
Several organizations are educating citizens about the effects of
global climate change and the devastating impacts these could have
environmentally, socially and economically. Most advocate combating
global warming by limiting emissions of greenhouse gasses, especially
from the combustion of fossil fuels.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is a national group with over
300,000 members. EDF links "science, economics, and law to
create innovative and economically viable solutions to today’s
environmental problems." All of EDF’s programs are aimed
at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
Greenpeace
Among its many environmental action campaigns, Greenpeace works
on global warming and its causes, oriented strongly toward confronting
corporate and institutional actors that contribute to climate change.
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy
The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Established by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an organization of scientists
who evaluate peer-reviewed and published scientific and technical
literature on global climate change. The IPCC has issued four reports
on global climate change since 1990 that synthesize current research
and provide assessments and projections. The 2007 report is available
in PDF on the IPCC website:
http://www.ipcc.ch/
The
Kyoto Protocol
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol is an addition to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change. This very thorough site has a history
of the treaty, texts of the protocol, and current news about the
protocol and climate change.
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
The
White House
This letter from the president gives the current administration's
views on climate change and the Kyoto Protocol.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010314.html
National Environmental Trust (NET)
The National Environmental Trust (NET) helps mobilize citizens concerned
about global climate change. In addition to an excellent website,
NET publishes a weekly e-mail newsletter, Climate Countdown.
http://www.net.org
Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has a broad-based educational
campaign dealing with global climate change. Their website has a
considerable number of informative articles and a links page with
a comprehensive list of environmental organizations working on global
climate change.
http://www.nrdc.org
The
Pew Center for Global Climate Change
The Pew Center is a nonprofit organization and clearinghouse of
information on global climate change. The focus of Pew is on convincing
corporations that it is in their best interests to support efforts
to stop the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.
http://www.pewclimate.org/
Rainforest
Action Network
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) focuses on saving the world’s
rainforests. Although it does not have a current campaign for global
warming, RAN has helped protect millions of acres in tropical rainforest
regions through its "Protect-an-Acre" Program.
http://www.ran.org/
The
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
Commissioned by then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, The
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change by British
economist Nicholas Stern was released on October 30, 2006. The report
examines the potential economic effects of global warming. The report
is available online in PDF at:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk./independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/stern_review_report.cfm
Union
of Concerned Scientists
With over 70,000 members, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
has a sizable media department and is a widely respected source
of information on global climate change.
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.cfm
See especially their reports:
Confronting Climate Change in California:
http://www.ucsusa.org/climatechange/california.html
and
Climate Change in California: Choosing our future:
http://www.climatechoices.org
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