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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection- Search journals for different environmental perspectives from the scientific community, government policy makers and corporate interests. Explore more than 3 million articles on global warming, climate change, alternative energy, environmental policy, going green, recycling, soil, plants, agronomy and more.
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- GreenFile
- Research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects and what can be done to minimise them. Includes some full text content.
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- Living Green
- Environment and sustainability reference suite. Living Green Digital Libraries includes an examination of pollution's causes and consequences, overviews of the major ecosystems and current threats they face, an explanation of green building and transportation principles, an investigation of green issues in food production and consumption, and room-by-room explorations of green practices at home. Part of World Book Web.
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- Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Datasets, tools & reports from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
- Climate Change
- Topic guide from New Scientist magazine.
- Climate Change - from the BBC Weather Centre
- Climate Change from the BBC Weather Centre aims to inform people about the potential changes in our weather in the coming 100 years. The site explains what climate change is and the part the greenhouse effect plays in it. Climate Change also explains the negotiations made between politicians around the world - such as at the Kyoto Protocol and the Delhi Declaration.
- Climate Change & Poverty Topic Guide
- from the OneWorld network.
- Climate Change Information New Zealand
- Information about climate change - its impacts and implications, and New Zealand's overall approach. Visit this site to find out ways you can help look after New Zealand's environment through your community.
- Climate Change initiative of the IUCN
- International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.
- Climate change publications
- NZ Ministry for the Environment.
- Climate Change U.S. E.P.A.
- The Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society - communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments.
- Climate Institute
- The Climate Institute's mission is to protect the balance between climate and life on earth. The Institute has helped in 22 nations to lay the basis for negotiation of the climate treaty signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and has also worked to implement the treaty's goals in North America and in other regions of the world.
- Climate Progress edited by Joe Romm
- Time named him "The Web's most influential climate-change blogger." Romm was acting assistant secretary of energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy in 1997. He is a Senior Fellow at American Progress and holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT.
- Climate Update
- A monthly summary of New Zealand's climate, including soil moisture and river flows. Published by NIWA.
- Environmental Defence Society
- The Environmental Defence Society is a not-for-profit environmental advocacy organisation, comprised of resource management professionals who are committed to improving environmental outcomes within New Zealand.
- Global Climate Coalition
- US industry voice on climate change
- Global Warming
- From the Union of Concerned Scientists: citizens and scietists for environmental solutions.
- Greenpeace's Climate Change Campaign
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- Impacts of Climate Change on Christchurch (2002)
- This report examines the phenomenon of climate change and the potential impacts for Christchurch City. It examines ways in which the Council is responding to various aspects of climate change and suggests potential responses for the future.
- NIWA Climate Research
- Information about the greenhouse effect and climate change from a New Zealand perspective. Published by NIWA.
- NZ Climate Science Coalition
- Provides an alternative view of climate change: publishes reports and links to web sites etc.
- Pew Centre for Global Climate Change
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- RealClimate
- RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science.
- Skeptical Science
- "Getting skeptical about global warming skepticism". Addresses the most used climate myths and what the science really says.
- Still Waiting for Greenhouse
- A Lukewarm View of 'Global Warming'.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bonn
- A specialized agency within the United Nations system.
- World Bank Group: Climate Change
- Provides resources and expertise for the World Bank's participation in international climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and provides technical advice to the World Bank's Global Environment Facility Program.
