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Coalition for Rainforest Nations editor's pick popular

http://www.rainforestcoalition.org/

8 out of 10 stars (9 votes)

a group of forested tropical countries collaborating to reconcile forest stewardship with economic development, including establishment of rainforest protection financed through carbon markets
Added: Apr. 16, 2006 | Rate It

Protests in Peru editor's pick

http://amazonwatch.org/peru-protests.php

presents news items chronicling the conflict between indigenous people and the Peruvian government over land management in the Peruvian Amazon
Added: Jun. 20, 2009 | Rate It

UN Climate Change Conference: December 8-17, 2009 editor's pick

http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/COP15-Copenhagen-2009/cop15.htm

presents a description of the goals, expectations and logistics of the COP15 (Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change)
Added: Nov. 09, 2009 | Rate It

Global Roundtable on Climate Change popular

http://www.grocc.ei.columbia.edu/

4 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change
Added: Mar. 08, 2007 | Rate It

A Roadmap for U.S .- China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change

http://www.pewclimate.org/US-China

presents a vision and a concrete road map for collaboration focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the effects of climate change
Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Biofuels - At What Cost?

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2009/biofuels_subsidies_canada.pdf

IISD report raises questions about government support for ethanol and biodiesel in Canada (pdf)
Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Bring Climate Criminals to Justice

http://www.climatecriminals.co.uk/

seeks to establish a legal process in the UK and abroad to facilitate the criminal prosecution of government ministers and key business leaders whose policies and activities contribute to the mass loss of life now certain to be caused by climate change
Added: Feb. 09, 2008 | Rate It

CarbonFarming Initiative

http://climatechange.gov.au/cfi

Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency proposal for a carbon offset program to reduce greenhouse emissions
Added: Feb. 17, 2011 | Rate It

Clearest Explanation of the Logging Loophole Proposed by Developed Countries

http://climateforests.blogspot.com/

from the Forests and Climate Change Blog, an article that clearly explains how developed countries are trying to increase their logging emissions with impunity from a global climate agreement
Added: Jun. 04, 2011 | Rate It

Climate Action Tracker

http://www.climateactiontracker.org/

provides detailed information on pledges individual countries have made toward agreed upon goals for greenhouse gas emission reduction
Added: Nov. 09, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Change - India

http://www.envfor.nic.in/cc/index.htm

the government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests site on climate change - detailing its initiatives and projects
Added: Oct. 15, 2002 | Rate It

Climate Change -- Alberta Environment

http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/climate/

ensuring sustained economic growth while reducing the carbon intensity of Alberta's energy products and reducing the overall energy demand across the province
Added: May. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Climate Change in Australia: Technical Report 2007

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Climate-Change-Technical-Report-2007.html

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) provides the most up to date assessment of Australia's changing climate
Added: Feb. 14, 2008 | Rate It

Climate Change in Canada

http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/posters/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a series of seven posters depicting the regional impacts of climate change in Canada
Added: Jul. 03, 2001 | Rate It

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

conducting research into weather, climate and atmosphere and marine issues, concentrating on environmental issues affecting Australia and the world
Added: May. 18, 2001 | Rate It

Department of Climate Change, The

http://www.climatechange.gov.au/

4 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

responsible for the coordination of domestic climate change policy and the delivery of Commonwealth governmental programs
Added: Feb. 21, 2001 | Rate It

ecoAction

http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/index-eng.cfm

provides access to a wealth of information on climate change available from the government's site, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Added: Jun. 25, 2001 | Rate It

Failing Governance - Avoiding Responsibilities

http://www.foei.org/en/resources/publications/pdfs/2009/european-biofuel-policies-failing-governance-avoiding-responsibilities

a report from Friends of the Earth (Netherlands and Indonesia) that demonstrates how the emerging bio-energy market is contributing to an excessive expansion of the oil palm industry in Indonesia and it shows how sustainability schemes in biofuel policies and palm oil sector initiatives fail to prevent illegal operations, deforestation, carbon emissions, and social conflicts (pdf)
Added: Sep. 29, 2009 | Rate It

New Zealand Climate Change Programme

http://www.climatechange.govt.nz/

a gateway into the work of the New Zealand Climate Change programme; covering policy, issues, and projections for New Zealand
Added: Jul. 21, 2001 | Rate It

Ontario - Climate Change

http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/air/climatechange/index.php

site by the Government of Ontario, Canada, providing information and things we can do about climate change
Added: Jul. 20, 2007 | Rate It

Ozone Protection

http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/ozone/

Australian government site under the Montreal Protocol which aims to minimize the impact of human/industrial activity on the environment and to protect the ozone layer
Added: Mar. 12, 2008 | Rate It

Tackling the Challenge of Climate Change

http://www.climatechange.gov.au/default.aspx

Australian Department of Climate Change provides a better understanding of the causes, nature, timing and consequences of climate change
Added: Aug. 10, 2009 | Rate It

Toronto Atmospheric Fund

http://www.toronto.ca/taf/

finances local initiatives to combat global warming and improve air quality in Toronto
Added: Feb. 22, 2001 | Rate It

Understanding Climate Change

http://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/home

provides information about the comprehensive suite of actions led by the Victorian Government to address climate change
Added: Feb. 14, 2005 | Rate It

Western Climate Initiative

http://westernclimateinitiative.org/

a collaboration by the Governors of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington to develop regional strategies to address climate change
Added: Jul. 26, 2008 | Rate It

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