The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable.

United Nations Climate Change Conference
After months of preparation and two weeks of often-intense negotiations, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montreal adopted more than 40 decisions. But will it be enough to prevent global extinction and a humanitarian crisis?

Climate Ark
Climate Ark is a climate change and global warming internet portal and search engine that promotes public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation.

Friends of the Earth: Brainy Ways to Beat Climate Change
Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people. These technologies put paid to the old cliché that we can't do anything about climate change.

DEFRA's Climate Change Challenge
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face today. The first step towards tackling the problem is to make sure everyone understands exactly what the challenge is and the difference they could make. The UK's Department of Environment has set up this useful website on how we can all help.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) its a international association of scientists that provides authoratative information on current and predicted extent and impacts of climate change.