Climate Change / Climate Action - Links, Organizations & Resources

Climate Change, Climate Action
Climate Change Organizations, Jobs, What You Can Do
(A People And Planet Guide, in partnership with GoodWork Canada)

Whether you call it climate change, climate crisis, or global warming, it is happening. Impacts are being felt worldwide. We all need to do what we can to build a healthier society, a prosperous and sustainable future...

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· Climate Change Jobs
· Climate Change Volunteer Opportunities
· Take Action for Climate

Climate Change Science and Research

· Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Nobel Prize winning body of scientists
· IPCC summary of latest reports
· The Stern Review (UK) – shows costs of prevention lower than costs of inaction
· Climate Change Basics (Pew Centre on Global Climate Change), and version for kids
· Stabilization Wedges (Pacolow and Solow) – illustration of solutions with available technology

"The tragedy, then, as historians of the future will most certainly recount [if we fail to act in time], is that we ruined their world not because we lacked the knowledge or the technology to save it, but simply because we chose not to make the effort." – Joseph Romm, from Hell and High Water

Climate Change Groups and Organizations – Canada and beyond

· Climate Action Network - Canada – member organizations
· Climate Action Network - CAN International
· Climate Change & Air Pollution - Environmental Groups & Organizations in Ontario
· EcoPortal Canada - Gateway to Environmental Groups & Organizations in Canada
· The Pembina Institute
· The David Suzuki Foundation
· The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Climate Change Links and Resources

· Government of Canada: Proposed Canadian Regulations | Environment Canada | EcoAction
· Wikipedia: Global Warming (more, (2), (3)) | Kyoto Protocol | UNFCCC: Kyoto Protocol Text
· Google Directory: Climate Change | source: Open Directory
· Suggestions on things you can do (various sources): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Climate Change Denial

· The Denial Machine (from CBC's The Fifth Estate)
· How to Talk to a Climate Change Skeptic
· The Problem of Denial

Climate Change News

· Google News: Climate Change | Climate Change News in Canada
· Climate Change News & Media | more

Climate Change Calendars, Conferences and Events

· Climate Action Network (global) (with links to national sites & calendars)
· Climate Action Network Canada - Calendar
· Climate Change Central - Calendar
· People and Planet Calendar (Canada plus some intntl. events) (search for Climate Change Events)
· Environmental Conferences (Canada plus some international conferences)
· International Day of Action on Climate Change (annual)

· Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Calendar
· United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
· Environment Canada - Conferences & Events (environmental conferences)

For more events, see also the groups, organizations and links listed above.

Climate Change Jobs, Internships & Careers – Canada and beyond

· GoodWork Canada's Climate Change Jobs, Contracts, Internships, Careers
· GoodWork Canada – green & environmental jobs; many are related to climate change
· Eco Canada – mostly technical and scientific positions related to environment industry
· Green Jobs – gateway to green/environmental jobs and resources

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