Climate Change Information and Action Resources

Climate Change Information and Action Resources
  • American Institute of Architects’ 2030 Challenge Tool Kit [link]
  • Apollo Alliance, New Energy for Cities: Energy-Saving and Job-Creation Policies for Local Governments” [pdf]
  • Bailie, John, “Lessons from Pioneers: Tackling Global Warming at the Local Level,” Institute for Local Self-Reliance January 2007.[pdf]
  • U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement – Climate Action Handbook, joint project of ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection, City of Seattle and the U.S. Conference of Mayors [pdf]
  • Bali Action Plan, advanced unedited version, international convention [pdf]
  • Greenprint Rochester, NY: Turning Green into Growth, a joint project of the Office of Senator Clinton, Greater Rochester Enterprise and U.S. Green Building Council [pdf]
  • Union of Concerned Scientists, “Findings of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change Science." [pdf]
  • Bond, Stewart, “Ecological Footprints: A Guide for Local Authorities,” World Wildlife Fund [pdf]
  • McKinsey and Company: Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much and at What Cost? [link]
  • Clean Air, Cool Planet: A consumer’s Guide to Retail Carbon Offsets, December 2006 [pdf].
  • One Sky Coalition, Green Economic Stimulus Proposal [link]
  • Sussman, Edna. “Reshaping Municipal and County Laws to Foster Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,” NYU Law Review Jan. 2008.[pdf]
  • Union of Concerned Scientists, Climate Change Impacts in the Northeast, December 2006 [pdf]
  • John J. Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, DC 2007, "A Survey of Climate Change Adaptation Planning". [pdf]
  • The Green Playbook for Communities [link]