"Climate Change" Case Links
This page is provided as a place to start your research for the case study. There are all-but-infinite resources available on the web regarding climate change. Obviously, you are expected to make use of the library and other resources to respond to the requirements for writing the individual and group assignments. These are intended only as the most minimal of starting points and including them here is not intended to endorse or not endorse any particular view on the issues. Good luck with the case.
Country Specific Web Sites for Climate Change Case
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National communications of countries to UNFCCC |
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Bangladesh and another |
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United States and another and another |
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Kiribati and another; and AOSIS ( Alliance of Small Island States) -- and an interesting address by the president of Kiribati is available HERE |
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Saudi Arabia and another |
The Framework Convention on Climate Change
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC Web site |
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Background on Convention and Kyoto Protocol with links for full text and ratification information |
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Earth Negotiation Bulletin - official reporting NGO for climate change negotiations. Extensive past and current reporting on the negotiations |
Information about Climate Change and Global Warming
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Climate Change In Oregon - Governor's Advisory Group on Global Warming Report |
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The major international scientific body doing research on climate change. |
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Prof. Steve Schneider's website - everything you could want to know about climate change from one of the top climatologists in the world. |
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Prof. Greg Bothun's Lecture #1 on the Science of Climate Change |
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Prof. Greg Bothun's Lecture #2 on the Science of Climate Change |
And some views of those who are skeptical that climate change is occurring
Some recent news articles
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Recent NYT articles on the upcoming climate change meeting in Copenhagen http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/science/earth/23climate.html?scp=21&sq=climate%20change%20copenhagen&st=cse Recent climate report http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm |
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China and Climate Change New York Times Article |
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Financial Times (US and UK ) |
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British articles: The Guardian and BBC News and The Telegraph |
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Australian Articles: Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Sydney Morning Herald |
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Some more skeptical views:
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International Organizations / Governmental Websites
---Climate Change, by the EU--- This section of the official EU website is dedicated to climate change. It provides studies, programs, a links collection, and important legal documents, including the Kyoto Protocol. http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/home_en.htm
---Kyoto Protocol, by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn , Germany--- This section of the UNFCCC website gives access to the full-text version of the Kyoto Protocol in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. http://unfccc.int/essential_background/kyoto_protocol/background/items/1351.php
---Climate Change, by the World Bank Group--- This website provides information on the World Bank Group's projects, partnership programs, and strategies regarding climate change, including a publications and events section. http://beta.worldbank.org/climatechange/
NGOs
---Pew Center, Arlington, US--- The Pew Center brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts in order to provide information on and solutions to global climate change. The website provides information, analyses, and reports on climate issues and a policy section, including reports, briefs, and analyses. http://www.pewclimate.org/
---Climate Ark , Madison , US--- Climate Ark is a climate change portal and search engine dedicated to providing information on global climate change and to promoting policies on the reduction of carbon dioxide and other emissions. The website provides a links collection, a news section, and an online discussion forum. http://www.climateark.org/
---Climate Change, by the WWF--- This section of the World Wildlife Fund website is dedicated to climate change. It provides information on the WWFs climate change programs, reports, fact sheets, publications, and news. http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/climate_deal/
Research Institutes / Educational Websites
---Climate Change, by the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), Zurich , Switzerland--- This website provides interactive learning objects on various aspects of climate change within the context of international security, including information on local, regional, and global impacts, and on causes and consequences of climate change. http://www.isr-course.ethz.ch/content/toc/climate.cfm
---Climate Change, by The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development--- This website provides information and research on the institute's programs and activities regarding climate change. http://climate.pembina.org/
---The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research , UK--- This website provides a focus in Britain for the scientific issues associated with climate change. Its mission is to understand physical, chemical, and biological processes within the climate system; to monitor global and national climate variability and change; and to predict variability of climate. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/
---Global Climate Change, by Exploratorium, San Francisco , US--- This website provides information on various aspects of climate change and includes maps and satellite pictures. http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/
---Global Warming, by NASA, Washington, DC, US--- This section of the NASA website provides information on climate change, including maps, satellite pictures, reports, and case studies. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/GlobalWarming/
---Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam , Germany--- PIK is dedicated to the study of global change and its impacts on ecological, economic, and social systems. The website provides information on research projects and a publications section. http://www.pik-potsdam.de/
---Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol--- This website provides information on climate change, the Kyoto Protocol, the greenhouse effect, and global temperature rise. http://climatechange.sea.ca/index.html
---Global Change Master Directory (GCMD), by the NASA, Washington , DC , US--- This website provides information on global change issues, ordered by topic. GCMD gives access to earth science data sets and services relevant to global change and earth science research. http://globalchange.nasa.gov/
---Climate Change, by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Swindon , UK--- This section of the NERC website provides an overview on drivers, processes, and consequences of global climate change. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/issues/climatechange/
---Who produces which greenhouse gases? by the Federal Department of the Environment, Brussels , Belgium--- This website provides a survey of the greenhouse gases produced by specific sectors and their impact on the global climate. http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Hydrology/Meteorology/GreenhouseEffect/greenhousegases/greenhousegases.htm
---International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), Washington, DC, US--- INECE is dedicated to developing networks for enforcement cooperation, strengthening capacity for compliance and enforcement, and raising the awareness of the importance of environmental compliance and enforcement. http://www.inece.org/index.html
Media, reports, comments
---Climate Change, by the BBC--- This website is dedicated to climate change, providing information on evidence, impacts, adaptation, and policies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/
---Special Report: Climate Change, by The Guardian--- This website provides articles, reports, comments, and analyses on climate change. http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/0,12374,782494,00.html
---In Depth: Global warning? by the BBC--- This in-depth section of the BBC website is dedicated to climate change. It provides basic information, articles, interactive tools, and a section on the Kyoto Protocol. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2004/climate_change/default.stm
---Climate change - There is no need for concern - Going against the flow, by Science in Africa, Grahamstown , South Africa--- In this article, the author argues that the beneficial consequences of increased global warming will be greater than the disadvantages. http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2004/april/climate.htm
---Observed impacts of global climate change in the US , by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington , US--- This November 2004 report discusses patterns, potential effects, and current observed and future ecological impacts of climate change in the US . The report concludes that climate change has already had an impact on the ecology of the US over the last century, and these changes can be linked to human emissions of greenhouse gases. http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/final%5FObsImpact.pdf
---Hurricane Season 2004: Unusual, but not unexpected, by Swiss Reinsurance Company (SwissRe), Zurich, Switzerland--- This focus report provides information on the 2004 hurricane season; it asks whether these storms are part of global climate change or just a statistical blip, and it shows the impacts on the insurance industry. http://www.swissre.com/resources/7cb16600455c7a22b10cbb80a45d76a0-Publ04_HurricaneSaison2004_en.pdf