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Government
Links:
*Resources
for the Future: Weathervane, A
Digital
Forum on Global Climate Policy
Summary:
(Courtesy of EPA) Weathervane
from RFF is an on-line forum designed to
provide
the news media, legislators, opinion leaders,
and
the interested public with analysis and commentary
on
U.S. and global policy initiatives related to climate
change. *The
History of Climate Change As a Political Issue (Weathervane.rff.org)
*The
History and Legal Structure of the Global Climate Change Regime
(www.pik-potsdam.de)
*Pew
Center on Global Climate Change
*Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change
Summary:
(Courtesy of EPA) Includes
information from the 1995 Second Assessment
Report
comprised of a synthesis report, three sum-maries
for
policymakers, plus three full-length volumes,
combining
some 2,000 pages in all.
*What
is Climate Change?
-" The UNFCC Convention on Climate Change ... outlines the
international response to the problem (available for download in PDF or
Rich Text
format)."
*United
States Initiative on Joint Implementation: Summary:(
Courtesy of EPA) The
U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation (USIJI) was
launched in October 1993, as part of the federal govern-ment’s
Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP). USIJI is the
largest and most developed of several pilot programs
being created worldwide to explore the potential of
“joint implementation.” Joint Implementation (JI) refers to
arrangements between entities in two or more countries, leading to the
implementation of projects that reduce,
avoid,
or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Lesson Plans:
High School:
Air pollution: the issues of global warming
Energy: The Issue of Renewable Energy
(from: The Alliance to Save Energy)
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