provides scientific, technical and socio-economic advice to the world community through its periodic assessment reports on the state of knowledge of causes of climate change

the UNFCCC secretariat administers the climate change Convention, and their site provides a one-stop source of news, data, information and policy documents on international climate change policymaking

addresses the underlying causes of desertification and drought and identifies measures to prevent and reverse them

dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society--one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations

at the WWF pursuing measures to reduce CO2 emissions by raising public concern, providing climate change news, pressing policymakers, and forming partnerships with progressive businesses

a World Bank program that seeks to mainstream alternative energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) services in all Bank sectors, with priority emphasis on Asia

promotes and implements innovative, market-based solutions to major environmental and energy problems which balance both environmental and economic interests

the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's market mechanism whereby industrialized countries receive credits by investing in emission reduction projects in developing countries

information resources regarding climate change provided by the United Nations Environment Programme

engaging at both the national and international levels in addressing climate change and adaptation, from their knowledge base on sustainabile development

describes the current state of understanding of climate change mitigation, including the technical, economic and implementation aspects

UNEP-WCMC aims to put authoritative knowledge on biodiversity and climate change at the heart of decision-making, enabling better links between the climate and biodiversity policy worlds

the International Institute for Sustainable Development coordinates this network committed to collaboration, furthering dialogue and providing a forum for rigorous research on climate change

international legally binding instrument to deal with air pollution on a regional basis; creating the framework for controlling and reducing the damage to human health and the environment of transboundary air pollution

official site of the conference held in 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; provides those interested in past UNFCCC processes with a one-stop source of news, data, information and documents

an introduction to how climate and weather affect human health; from the World Health Organization's Protection of the Human Environment web site

provides policy makers with data they need to detect, quantify, locate and understand changes (especially reductions) in the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development

an international information network that distributes details of suppliers whose technologies help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

dedicated to the establishment of effective systems for trading in greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that is demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries

the International Panel on Climate Change facilitates distribution of up-to-date scenarios of changes in climate and related environmental and socio-economic factors for use in climate impact assessments

summary from Wikipedia of Climate Change 2007 -- the fourth in a series of reports assessing scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects and options for adaptation and mitigation

information from the World Bank regarding this international agreement; the World Bank is one implementing agency that assists countries to meet their obligations under the Montreal Protocol

developing and refining an internationally-agreed methodology and software for the calculation and reporting of national GHG emissions and removals, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

an index of articles from the World Rainforest Movement regarding problems caused by depending upon plantations for carbon sinks as a solution to climate change

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides this major report on their various emission scenarios; including their main characteristics, range of predictions, and their use