Earth Day: Climate Change

Released Nov. 2018.

From the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Released Oct. 2018

4th ed., 2016 (96 pgs.) From the EPA

2 pages; released 2016. From the EPA

Chapter-by-chapter; printer-friendly version of each indicator

Released 5/6/14. 841 pgs. From the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Also links to "Overview" (11 pages) and "Highlights" (148 pgs.)

From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

3rd. ed., 112 pages.

Working Group I: The Science of Climate Change. Contribution to AR5. Summary and full report. From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

From National Academy of Sciences. 4 pgs.

The National Research Council's most comprehensive study of climate change (2011). Update, 2018 - link to full report might not work; title avail. for purchase. Also links to related 2010 titles from the America's Climate Change study:
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
Advancing the Science of Climate Change
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change

This report covers impacts of climate change on growth and development (Chapters 3-6), the economics of stabilisation (Chapters 7-13), Policy responses for mitigation (Chapters 14-17), adaptation (Chapters 18-20), as well as International collective action (Chapters 21-27).

2012 report by the EPA. 84 pages.

IPCC, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988, provides the a scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. IPCC produces at regular intervals Assessment Reports of the state of knowledge on climate change, and also Special Reports; Methodology Reports; Technical Papers; and Supporting Material.

From IPCC; Released Oct. 2018

The GCMD database holds more than 30,000 descriptions of Earth science data sets, services and ancillary descriptions covering all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences.

Key indicators, evidence, causes, effects, consensus, uncertainties. "Key Websites" (left column) provide useful links to overviews, news, science & research, and policy.

Working Group III's contribution to 5th Assessment report of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). about 1500 pages.

Statements have been provided annually through the Climate Change Detection project of the WCDMP.

Includes links to resources and DOI Regional Climate Science Centers

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society. Includes the USGCRP National Climate Assessment Reports at http://globalchange.gov/publications/reports

C2ES, the successor to the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Site includes energy and climate change news, facts & figures, and reports and summaries regarding topics such as extreme weather (hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, drought), short-lived climiate forcers, low carbon business innovation, and Climate Change 101.

Objective information from the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, and also from the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. Includes news, NRC reports, The America's Climate Choices Series, summaries & booklets, videos & multimedia. The National Academies Press "Environment and Environmental Studies : Climate Change" - http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=367

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is a consortium of over 100 member universities and academic affiliates; members set directions and priorities for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which UCAR manages with sponsorship by the National Science Foundation.

UN and Climate Change. Includes information about a climate agreement, news and media, climate summit, action areas, UN partners, and how the UN system supports action on climate change

Abrupt Climate Change; Global Warming; Ice Ages & Past Climates, Sea Level Rises; Water Cycle

Climate change and consequences for wildlife.

World Health Organization

NCCWSC and the eight Climate Science Centers (CSCs). Science - Data & Tools

The National Research Council's video that explains how scientists have arrived at the state of knowledge about current climate change and its causes. Chapters: What is Climate? Is Earth Warming? Greenhouse Gases; Increased Emissions; How Much Warming? Solar Influence. Natural Cycles

EPO. Access to patents for climate change mitigation technologies.

Includes carbon footprint calculator tools. From Carbon Footprint Ltd.

EPA's personal GHG emissions calculator provides a rough “ballpark” estimate of your personal or family’s greenhouse gas emissions and explore the impact of taking various actions to reduce your emissions

EPA climate change information - climate change indicators, science (causes, indicators, future), greenhouse gas emissions, health and environmental effects, climate economics, regulatory initiatives for greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. climate policy, what you can do