Climate Change Information

  • Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municip

    Source: CCIARN Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network

    Overview of Adaptation for local governments

  • Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO)

    ASPO is a group dedicated to studying peak oil and gas, particularly with respect to finding effective solutions to deal with the economic and social challenges associated with peak oil and gas.

  • Australian Black Balloons

    Source: Government of Victoria (Australia)

    Great ad for how everyday actions emit carbon.

  • BC Climate Change Maps

    Source: Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium

    The PCIC has produced high-resolution maps of the likely effects of climate change in BC.

  • Behind the Climate Change "debate"

    Jim Hoggan of the public relations firm Hoggan and Associates has put together a website to take a closer look at the small but vocal group that is promoting the idea that there is ongoing scientific debate about climate change.

  • Climate Change Commercial - Blue Man Group

    Source: Blue Man Group

    Video for Earth to America event depicting climate change.

  • GVRD GHG Reduction Strategy

    The GVRD is developing a comprehensive bottom-up plan for GHG reduction.  This plan is extremely useful since it is built up from specific detailed measures and impacts.

  • Stern Report on Economics of Climate Change

    Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economics Service and Adviser to the Government on the economics of climate change and development, is delighted to present his report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Economics of Climate Change.

    Conclusions include that climate change could cost $9 trillion annually if not urgently addressed.  Addressing climate change may be possible for 1% of global GDP whereas not addressing it could diminish global GDB by 5%-20%.

  • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

    The UNFCCC is the global body dealing with climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.