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Warming of the Earth - A Beginner's Guide
Information about global warming, including the greenhouse effect, the Kyoto protocol and other issues.

 
National Forum on Climate Change
Organization established to assist Canadians to better understand the climate change issue and its implications.

 
Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming
Works to inform policymakers and the public about global warming.

 
Gateway to Global Change Data
Provider of news, information and resources on global change issues.

 
Centre for Atmospheric Science: Ozone Hole Tour
University of Cambridge presents a history and report on the problems and solutions related to the Earth's ozone layer.

 
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme
WMO/UNEP program that develops and refines an internationally agreed methodology and software for the calculation and reporting of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions and removals.

 
EPA: Global Warming
Presents accurate information on climate change and global warming in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society, including communities, individuals, business, public officials and governments.

 
Greenhouse Effect, The
Offers information on, causes of, and solutions for the greenhouse effect, plus related links.

 
Beyond Discovery: The Ozone Depletion Phenomenon
Segments from an article written by Nobel Prize winner Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland on Earth's depleting ozone layer and its effect on humans and the environment.

 
EPA Global Warming Site
Official web site of EPA on global warming. Includes information on emissions and actions.

 
Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast
Website of award-winning exhibition on permanent display at Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center in Arizona.

 
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program: Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
Works with scientists from around the world to study past climates in hopes of achieving a better understanding of the Earth's present and future climates.

 
Environmental Defence Society: Climate Change
Provider of issues for New Zealand associated with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

 
PIRG Environmental: Campaign to Stop Global Warming
Explains the causes, effects and solutions to global warming.

 
Global Warming: Focus on the Future
Examines why recent changes to the atmosphere are a problem and empowers people to help solve the problem by giving specific examples of ways to reduce emissions of gases that cause global warming.

 
Climate Action Network
Global network working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

 
Global Warming Information Page
Information from the Cooler Heads Coalition, a sub-group of the National Consumer Coalition whose aim is to dispel the myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, and risk analysis.

 
Climate Change Prediction Program
Department of Energy program established to rapidly advance science of climate prediction.

 
Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Services to set up a framework to control or cut greenhouse gas emissions.

 
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI)
Multilateral initiative of 23 IEA/OECD countries and the European Commission that promotes the objectives of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Control by fostering international cooperation for accelerated development and diffusion of cli.

 
US Global Change Research Program
Provides the foundation for increasing predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations and long-term climate change.

 
GEMI Business and Climate Change
Focus is on business opportunities and risks related to the growing concern about global climate change.

 
ENN Special Reports: Climate Change
Environmental News Network report on climate change, including its definition, world positions, news and conference information.

 
Climate Partners
Information and resources for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to people and organizations.

 
Global Environmental Change Report (GECR)
Provider of information on policy trends, scientific research and industrial developments concerning global warming and related topics.

 
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO)
Provides access to data and information on global environmental change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related educational resources.

 
EPA's Ozone Mapping Project
Provides real-time air pollution data in an understandable, visual format, along with information about the public health and environmental effects of air pollution.

 
Climate Change: Methane and Other Greenhouse Gases
EPA site provides information and resources on key climate change topics related to methane and other greenhouse gases.

 
Environment Canada: Climate Change
Provider of liason and expert advice on international climate change programs and process climate change science.

 
WorldClimate
Contains records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from a range of sources.

 
Global Climate Change
Information on global climate change and its effects on people and the environment.

 
Permafrost and Climate in Europe (PACE)
Research project to establish a framework for monitoring the impact of global climate change on permafrost geothermal regimes in the mountains of Europe.

 
Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change
Information on atmospheric trace gas concentrations, greenhouse gas emissions and climate.

 
California Global Warming Campaign
News and information on how global warming effects California and what citizens can do to fight it.

 
World Climate Report
Publication covering the breaking news concerning the science and political science of global climate change.

 
USGS Global Change Research
International source for ground-based and remotely sensed earth science data and information used by global change researchers.

 
Natural Resources Canada: Cllimate Change
Provides climate change information related to energy, forestry, earth sciences, minerals and metals, along with links.

 
Climate Protection Initiative
Partnership between World Resources Institute and private firms to identify acceptable policies and business strategies for achieving strong climate protection goals.

 
American Forests: Climate Change
Provider of information and links on global warming.

 
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
A resource file for teachers and students interested in the ozone layer.

 
Climate Research Group
Organization part of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois.

 
World Wildlife Fund: Climate Change Campaign
Aims to ensure that industrialized nations reduce their domestic emissions of carbon dioxide.

 
National Water and Climate Center
Leads the development and transfer of water and climate information and technology that supports natural resource conservation.

 
THESEO 2000
Sheds light on the processes that lead to stratospheric ozone loss in the Arctic and at middle latitudes, done through a combination of measurements and computer modelling.

 
Global Warming Skeptic's Page
Provides links to resources skeptical of environmental doomsday scenarios on global warming.

 
Environment Canada: Global Climate Change
Web site provides current resources, information, ideas and approaches that address climate change.

 
Ocean Modeling Branch
Responsible for the development of improved numerical weather, marine and climate prediction modeling and analysis systems within NCEP/NWS.

 
Climate Change Newsletter
Provider of news of recent developments in science of climate change and international developments in climate policy.

 
Sovereignty International
Provides information on climate change, including causes, conferences and links to related sites.

 
Global Warming International Center (GWIC)
International body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, serving both governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries.

 
Climate Change Solutions (CCS)
Online resource center provides tools and resources on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

 
Australian Conservation Foundation: Global Warming
Foundation established to promote reduction of Australia's greenhouse gas pollution.

 
Cities for Climate Protection Campaign (CCP)
Global campaign of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 
Climate Change Solutions
Online resource center of success stories, opportunity areas, tools and resources on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 
Friends of the Earth: Climate Change Campaign
International federation of autonomous environmental organizations.

 
ESP: Greenhouse Gas Management Software
Manage your company's climate change initiatives with Greenhouse Gas Suite, the world's leading enterprise GHG Management software solution.

 
Kyoto Now
Americans dedicated to ratification of the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty by the United States senate.

 
GEIC Climate Change Project
Project seeks to initiate policy and decision making in regards to climate change issues.

 
Global Warming - NRDC
Organization established to protect the planet's wildlife and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

 
Greenpeace's International Campaign to Save the Climate
Campaigns governments to face up to their responsibilities and urgently address the problem of greenhouse gases.

 
Green House Network
Dedicated to promoting public education about global climate change and the need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
Full text of all articles of the convention.

 
Climate Wise
Voluntary EPA partnership program promotes a comprehensive approach to industrial energy efficiency and pollution prevention.

 
WWF: Climate Change Campaign
Seeks to persuade western industrialized nations to reduce emissions of the main global warming gas, carbon dioxide (CO2).

 
BIOCAP Canada Foundation
A national not-for-profit research organization dedicated to building an understanding of how our forests and farm lands can be harnessed to help meet Canada's climate change objectives.

 
Global Climate Change and EE Resources
Resources on environmental education of global change.

 
HotEarth.net
Source for information on global warming and how you can help prevent it.

 
Federal Advisory Committee Act - Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional Haze
formed to obtain advice and recommendations on integrated approaches for implementing any revised national ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter.

 
Smog & Health White Paper
Report on smog, its history, health effects, air pollution disasters, air quality standards, and informational phone numbers.

 
Climate Change Network (CCN)
Provider offering expertise related to climate change impacts on forests and forest ecosystems.

 
Regional Transport of Ozone (RTO)
EPA organization that assesses the long-range transport of ozone and ozone precursors; formerly the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG).

 
Union of Concerned Scientists: Ozone Depletion
Works to keep the pressure on policymakers to continue efforts to protect the ozone layer.

 
Climate Change Training Programme
Provider works to build climate change capacity in developing countries through short- and long-term training programs.

 
Climate Institute
Provider dedicated to climate change information, science and responses.

 
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
Presents news, articles and information on both sides of the global warming debate.

 
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
Disseminates factual reports and commentary on new developments in the worldwide quest to determine the climatic and biological consequences of the ongoing rise in the air's CO2 content.

 
Skies Above Foundation
Non-profit foundation committed to fostering education on atmospheric issues including the impacts of the atmosphere to human health and the health of the environment.

 
EPA: Inventory of US GHG Emissions and Sinks
Information on emissions and sinks.

 
Northwest Council on Climate Change
Nonprofit corporation offering a comprehensive regional response to climate change issues.

 
Ozone Fact Sheet
Information about ozone: what it is, where it's found, its health effects, and how to reduce its depletion; presented by the Environmental Health Center.

 
Greenhouse and Climate Change
Presents a range of greenhouse science issues for agriculture and forestry.

 
Global Change
Seeks to familiarize the public with the issues associated with climate change and ozone depletion.

 
World Bank: Global Climate Change
Offers information on carbon backcasting, global overlays, climate change portfolios, energy strategies and related topics.

 
NASA Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
Provides information, data, and images from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments.

 
Climate Change Debate
Provider of unusual and hard-to-find information on climate change.

 
Climate Action Now
Provider offering a range of resources to help control interference of global climate cycles.

 
International Climate Change Partnership (ICCP)
Global coalition committed to constructive and responsible participation concerning global climate change.

 
Water Resources Institute (WRI): Climate Change
Works to accelerate the business community's acceptance of climate change as a real, manageable problem. Also, encourages innovative private sector solutions.

 
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Information on the 1985 convention where, for the first time, nations agreed in principle to tackle a global environmental problem before its effects were felt, or even scientifically proven.

 
EPA: Ozone Depletion
Provides information about the science of ozone depletion, regulations in the US designed to protect the ozone layer, information on methyl bromide, flyers about the UV index and other topics.

 
ThinkQuest: Heat Watch
Interactive learning center designed especially for students to enhance their understanding of global warming.

 
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
Provider of world map illustrating indicators and consequences of global warming.

 
Global Change and Climate Modelling
Organization conducts research in climate modeling, seasonal forecasting and data assimilation.

 
Spotlight: Climate Change
Links to press releases, other websites, and worldwide conferences on global climate change and greehouse gas emissions.

 
Public Perceptions of Global Warming
Report from Richard Berk of UCLA's Department of Sociology on what people value about climate; presented by Global Change Research Information Office.

 
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

 
Environment Canada: Stratospheric Ozone
Information on ozone depletion, health and environmental impacts, protection programs, regulations and more.

 
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