Climate Change Resources
This page contains links to just a few of the many great internet resources on Climate Change. Please send us additional resources. Note, NHMA climate change and climate adaptation webinars are available at the Publications -> Presentations link.
Contents
General Knowledge
The Science
Adaptation (aka Hazard Mitigation)
Carbon Footprint
Life Cycle Assessment
Energy
Organizations
Academia
Government
Insurance and Reinsurance
Foundations
Non-Profits
Networks and Initiatives
Teacher Resources
Blog Links
General Knowledge
The Science
- EnvironmentalScience.org
- Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- National Climate Assessment | US Global Change Research Program
- Reports on Special Issues | International Risk Governance Council (IRGC)
- Surging Seas: Sea level rise analysis
Adaptation (aka Hazard Mitigation)
- Future (RFF)
- Adaptation | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Adaptation Clearinghouse | Georgetown Climate Center
- Adaptation Programs | California Climate Change
- Adaptation | Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
- Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange Network | Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
- Climate Adaptation Resource Library
- Climate Change Adaptation Task Force | The White House
- Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse | Georgetown Climate Center
- National Adaptation Forum Conference 2013 | National Adaptation Forum
- Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources
- State of the World 2009 | Worldwatch Institute
- UKCIP
- Vulnerability and Adaptation | World Resources Institute
- Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research
Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Emissions Calculator | Lehigh University
- Carbon Footprint and LCA | Empreinte Carbone Quebec
- Ecological Footprint Quiz | Center for Sustainable Economy
- Ecological Footprint Quiz | Earth Day Network
- How big is your Ecological Footprint? | Ecological Footprint
- Quantifying the global and distributional aspects of American household carbon footprint | Weber & Matthews
Life Cycle Assessment
- The Benefits of Life Cycle Analysis | Elisabeth Comere
- How a toaster works | Youtube
- How a hair dryer is made | Youtube
- How a remote control is made | Youtube
- How a book is made | Youtube
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) | US Environmental Protection Agency
- Life Cycle Assessment Harmonization | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Life Cycle of a Jean | Levi Strauss
Energy
- About Solar Energy | Mass.Gov Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Ask An Engineer – How does a battery work? | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Base concepts of methane and other hydrocarbons | Youtube
- Batteries | Department of Energy (DOE)
- Batteries: Electricity through chemical reactions | UC Davis
- Electric Power | Georgia State University
- Electrified Vehicles | Carnegie Mellon University
- Energy Kids | Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Home Energy Audits: Making Homes More Energy Efficient and Comfortable | Department of Energy (DOE)
- How do batteries work? | Northwestern University
- How Do Wind Turbines Work? | Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE)
- How Does Nuclear Energy Work? | Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
- How much electricity does an American home use? | U.S. Energy Information Administration
- How natural gas is extracted from shale | Youtube
- Hydroelectricity | US Environmental Protection Agency
- Learning – Biomass Energy | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Learning – Geothermal Energy | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Marcellus Shale Gas Play, Appalachian Basin | US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Natural Gas | US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Ocean Wave Energy | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Office of Nuclear Energy | Department of Energy (DOE)
- Physics 101 – what is the difference between power and energy? | Solar Choice
- Power Plants in the US | Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Power Your City | CityVille
- Renewable Energy | Environmental Protection Agency
- Renewable Energy Activities – Choices for Tomorrow | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Review of Emerging Resources: US Shale Gas and Shale Oil Plays | US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources | US Environmental Protection Agency
- Vehicle Technologies Office | Department of Energy
Gender
- Climate Change and Gender Justice | Terry, Geraldine
- Climate change vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation: Why does gender matter? | Denton, Fatma
- Is Climate Change a Gender Issue ? | Parikh, Jyoti
- Climate Wise Women
- Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
- Women and the Green Economy (WAGE) | Earth Day Network
Organizations
Academia
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty NSF Centers
- Georgetown Law
- Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessments (RISA) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP)
- California Nevada Applications Program (CNAP)
- Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA)
- Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)
- Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC)
- Consortium on Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN)
- Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center (GLISA)
- Pacific RISA
- Southeastern Climate Consortium (SECC)
- Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP)
- Western Water Assessment (WWA)
- Urban Climate Change Research Network
Government
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Climate Data Center (NCDC)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
Gender
- Disaster Watch
- Energia
- GenCC
- Gender and Water Alliance (GWA)
- Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
- Sisters on the Planet | Oxfam
Insurance and Reinsurance
- Munich Re
- Reinsurance Association of America
- Rennaissance Reinsurance
- Swiss Re
- Understanding Reinsurance
- Weather Predict
Foundations
- Climate Works Foundation
- Clinton Foundation
- The Kresge Foundation
- Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- The New York Community Trust
Non-Profits
- Climate Change 101 | The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
- Climate Access
- Climate Central
- Climate Change Publications | Oxfam
- Climate Decisions
- Climate Nexus
- EcoAdapt
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- Global Adaptation Institute
- Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IIBHS)
- Model Forest Policy Program
- SC Safe Homes
- Speedwell Weather
- The Resource Innovation Group
- UKCIP
- UN ISDR
- Union of Concerned Scientists
Networks and Initiatives
- Chicago Climate Action Plan
- Climate Access
- Climate Action Leadership Committee (Boston)
- Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, NYC
- The Climate Reality Project
- Climate Solutions University | Model Forest Policy Program
- Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CRRI)
- Community Resilience System (CRS)
- Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast
- Green Ribbon Commission (Boston)
- King County-Cities Climate Collaboration
- London Climate Change Partnership
- The Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium | Council for Watershed Health
- National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Canada)
- New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance
- Oxfam PREP
- plaNYC
- Resilient Communities for America (RC4A)
- The Resilient Neighbors Network | Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA)
- Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
- Toronto WeatherWise
- Willamette Valley Resilience Compact
Teacher Resources
- Classroom Resources | National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Education Resources | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Educational Resources | Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network
- Energy Education & Workforce Development | Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE)
- Students for the Environment | EPA
- Open Educational Resources | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- References for Kids | National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Teachers’ Lesson Plans | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Teacher Resources | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Teacher Resources | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- The NEED (National Energy Education Development) Project | NEED
- Watt’s Up? The Lowdown on Energy | American Geosciences Institute
- What is Climate? | The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
