International Links
For those with interest in a specific area, additional links
appear below.
Policy Responses to Climate
Protection
Bangladesh Center
for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
An independent non-governmental research organization, based in
Dhaka, with an active climate change program. It is also the Secretariat
for Climate Action Network- South Asia.
Center
for International Climate And Environmental Research (CICERO)
Climate change policy is a prime focus of this Oslo-based
think tank whose site is in Norwegian and English.
Center For Science
and Environment (CSE)
Based In New Delhi, this organization covers a wide variety
of environmental issues including climate change. It produces
a fortnightly, Down to Earth, which is highly respected with a
wide readership. CSE has been very strongly advocating per capita
emissions entitlements to form the basis for any trading of emissions
within the climate change area.
Center for Sustainable
Development in the Americas (CSDA)
One of the best sources of information on climate change
mitigation in Latin America and the Caribbean and on CDM initiatives
worldwide.
Climate Care
This innovative Oxford, UK-based group runs a voluntary
carbon offsets program.
Climate
Solutions
This Olympia, Washington-based NGO, has spearheaded efforts
to make the US Pacific Northwest a world leader in renewable energy;
its site is a lively source of information on clean energy solutions
to climate change.
Counterpart
International
Founded to serve social development and environmental
needs in the South Pacific, Counterpart promotes clean energy
in island states; its greatest program focus is on states of the
former Soviet Union.
David
Suzuki Foundation
The foundation of this Canadian naturalist and lecturer
has championed climate and rain forest protection and is promoting
clean energy solutions for British Columbia.
Environmental
and Energy Studies Institute (EESI)
This nonpartisan, nonprofit group organizes regular briefings
on environmental issues for Members of the US Congress and their
staff; its Capitol Hill briefings section is a good source of
information on these issues.
Environmental
Defense
This US environmental NGO, an advocate of emissions trading,
is active on climate and air quality matters.
Forum
for Energy and Development (FED)
This Danish-based group whose site is in Danish and English
is a leading promoter of wind and other locally based renewable
energy; it is encouraging island states to introduce renewables.
Greenpeace
International
Climate change and renewable energy are a major focus
of this lively site.
Institute
for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
IGES, a Japanese-based think tank, is active on greenhouse
mitigation issues; its site in Japanese and English provides valuable
information on environmental activity in Asia.
International
Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
This NGO runs a global Cities for Climate Protection Program
involving hundreds of municipalities.
International
Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
A comprehensive source of information on environmental
and development issues.
M.S. Swaminathan
Research Foundation
Based in Chennai(Madras), India, this research institution
is a world leader in sustainable agriculture and rural development;
it has sponsored symposia on climate change implications for South
Asia.
Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC)
Climate protection and air quality are a major focus of
this US-based NGO.
North American
Young Generation in Nuclear
This site argues that nuclear power should play a significant
role in mitigating greenhouse emissions.
Pelangi
This Indonesian environmental NGO has carried out national
studies of climate change in Indonesia and is involved in Southeast
Asia-wide climate protection activities.
Resources
for the Future
This Weathervane site is a lively forum for policy debate
on climate change response issues.
SIDSNET
The Global Network for the Barbados Programme of Action.
A good source of information on climate and sustainable development
activities in small island developing states.
Sierra
Club
Climate change, forest protection and renewable energy
are priorities of this US-based NGO.
Tata Energy
Research Institute (TERI)
An autonomous , non-profit research institute based in
New Delhi, India, TERI conducts both scientific and policy research
in the fields of energy, biotechnology, forestry, and other sustainable
development activities.
Winrock International
This group is an innovator in energy and resource management
issues in developing countries.
World
Corps
This Seattle - based NGO is launching a private effort
to train young professionals to extend renewable energy systems
to serve the rural poor and combat global warming.
World Resources
Institute
A good source of information on climate change and ecosystem
issues and possible policy responses.
Worldwatch
Institute
This Washington-based environmental think tank produces
State of the World, annually the most read environmental publication
on the planet and now published in over 20 languages; it is also
the source of some imaginative thinking on micropower and other
emerging energy trends.
