| Climate Change > General Info &
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| Abrupt
Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises |
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National
Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2002 |
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http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074347/html/ |
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The report summarizes the latest knowledge about
abrupt climate change, with a discussion of
abrupt
climate change patterns, magnitude and probability.
It identifies gaps in knowledge and recommends
areas
for further research. This book is free to read
online. |
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| Climate
Institute |
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http://www.climate.org/climate_main.shtml |
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The
Climate Institute in a U.S. based NGO comprised
of scientists and policy leaders concerned with
climate change and protection of the stratospheric
ozone layer. They organize conferences and symposia
and special briefings. The website offers basic
information on climate change, sea level rise and
human health impacts, and greenhouse gas mitigation. |
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| Environmental
Defense Fund: Climate and Air Program |
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http://www.environmentaldefense.org/program_descriptions.cfm?subnav=3 |
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Environmental
Defense has a wealth of information about climate
change science, policy, and current ED initiatives
and reports on the topic. |
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| EPA
Global Warming Site |
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http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html |
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The
U.S. EPA’s Global Warming covers all topics
concerning climate change, including the basics
of the science, emissions, impacts and mitigation.
The site links to government and non-government
reports, research, articles, maps, data, tools,
news, events and more. This is the most comprehensive
site out there. |
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| Global
Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) |
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U.S.
Global Change Research Program |
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http://globalchange.gov/ |
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The "Gateway to Global Change Data and Information"
for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the
GCDIS website contains links to U.S. and international
data sources, documents, educations resources,
U.S. agency websites, U.S. Global Change policy
and recent
research findings. |
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| Global
Climate Change Briefing Book |
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Congressional
Research Service, Redistributed as a service of
the National Library for the Environment |
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http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/briefingbooks/climate/index.cfm?&CFID=9564779&CFTOKEN=7551223 |
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This page contains legislative reports and briefing
materials on climate change issues prepared
by the
Congressional Research Service, with links to pending
Congressional bills, Administration initiatives
and other climate change policy resources. The
Congressional Research Service, a part of the
Library of Congress,
prepares reports of the U.S. Congress. |
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| Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
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http://www.ipcc.ch |
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The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
is widely regarded as the most authoritative international
voice on the science and impacts of climate change.
Established under the auspices of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), it assembles experts in climate
change science and prediction and prepares reports
assessing the scientific knowledge on climate change.
The First, Second and Third Assessment Reports,
cover, in depth, the science of climate change,
impacts, adaptation, vulnerability and mitigation,
There are several special reports covering emissions,
land use, and aviation. Summaries for Policymakers
and Technical reports are available online. |
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| Pew
Center on Global Climate Change |
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http://www.pewclimate.org/ |
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Pew
Center of Global Climate Change is a non-profit,
non-partisan organization dedicating to providing
credible information about climate change science
and policy. The site contains many documents, including
reports, policy papers , briefs and analyses from
top-tier researchers on key climate topics. |
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| U.S.
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) |
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http://www.usgcrp.gov/ |
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The
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates
interagency research programs on global change.
The website offers general information about the
state of the knowledge about the causes and impacts
of climate change, and details ongoing research
initiatives on climate at the federal level. |
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| United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC)
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UNFCCC
Secretariat |
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http://unfccc.int/ |
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) is the international environmental
agreement aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse
gases. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is
a
group representing countries that have ratified
the UNFCCC. Numerous documents are available
from
this site, including: the full text of the Convention,
the Kyoto Protocol text, official documents
of the
COP, international climate negotiations updates
and some general educational information about
the
international climate mitigation agenda. This website
provides the most current information on intergovernmental
policies and agreements on greenhouse gas stabilization. |
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