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find out about climate change investigate useful websites view the film an inconvenient truth Let's talk recommend this critically acclaimed film by Al Gore
"An inconvenient truth offers an accessible overview of the main arguments and ideas"
review the draft Birmingham City Climate Change Strategy
BBC climate change
Extremely informative site about a wide range of climate change issues.
Carbon Trust
Offers advice on cutting carbon emissions.
Clean air – cool planet
Lively US-based site promoting solutions to global warming. Some good onward links.
Climate ark
Web portal for climate change – scores of onward links, plus updated news.
Defra
Official UK government site – gives a general overview of climate change and what the government is doing.Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC is the main international body dealing with climate change. Some of this site is a bit technical, but it gives you a sense of what researchers are saying. Some very useful materials for presentations.
Northsoutheastwest
Climate change all over the world. Some excellent photos supported by essay extracts from well-known people [such as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tony Blair and former Irish President Mary Robinson].Tyndall Centre
Centre researches sustainable responses to climate change. Good place to find up-to-date information on policy and science. Most of this is not too technical.
UK Climate Impacts Programme [UKCIP]
Up-to-date thinking about how our climate might change, and what that might mean for people in the UK. Includes a downloadable “clippings pack” which is regularly updated. Useful overview of recent research.World Wide Fund for Nature
Lively campaigning site which names and shames some of the worst polluters, and promotes energy efficiency. Range of campaigning materials. Not the place to go if you want a dispassionate look at the issues!
Sustainability and Climate Change Interim Report
Go to latest reports and download Sustainability and Climate Change Interim Report.
