External links

  • BBC climate change website external link
    For evidence, impacts, adaption measures, policies and links on climate change, visit the BBC Weather Centre’s climate change site.

  • Carbon Trust  external link
    Set up by Government in 2001 as an independent company, the Carbon Trust’s mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy, by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.

  • Defra – climate change and energy  external link
    The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has a dedicated climate change site.

  • Directgov – a quick guide to climate change external link
    The official Government website for citizens, Directgov have developed a quick glance guide to climate change.

  • Energy Saving Trust  external link
    A non-profit organisation providing free, impartial advice to help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home. 

  • Environment Agency – climate change pages  external link
    SEPA’s equivalent in England and Wales, the Environment Agency website also has a suite of climate change pages.

  • Envirowise external link
    Envirowise provides specific information, help and advice to Scottish businesses and local authorities on how to increase profitability while reducing environmental impact. 

  • European Climate Change Programme  external link
    The European Environment Agency is tasked with providing sound, independent information on the environment to those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy. Currently, the EEA has 32 member countries.

  • HM Treasury Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change  external link
    Published in 2006, the review focuses on the impacts and risks arising from uncontrolled climate change, and the costs and opportunities associated with action to tackle it. It considers scientific evidence, the economic effects on human life and the environment, and approaches to modelling that ensure the impacts that affect poor people are weighted appropriately.

  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)  external link
    The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information.

  • Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP)  external link
    The UK MCCIP brings together scientists, government, its agencies and non-government organisations to provide co-ordinated advice on climate change impacts around our coast and in our seas.

  • Met Office Hadley Centre – climate change  external link
    The centre is responsible for leading international research into what could happen under climate change, and the impacts on current and future generations.

  • NetRegs external link
    Providing free environmental guidance to small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, NetRegs will help you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental legislation.

  • Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)  external link
    SNIFFER identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of SEPA, the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS), the Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Forestry Commission.

  • Scotland's Ecological Footprint external link
    Ecological footprint analysis can be used to estimate the area of land and sea required to sustainably support a community. Visit this site to estimate your own footprint.

  • Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) external link
    SNH is responsible for securing the conservation and enhancement of Scotland’s natural heritage, and encouraging its sustainable use.

  • Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research external link
    Scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, are working together to develop sustainable responses to climate change, through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue at a national and international level. 

  • UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) external link
    Since 1997, the UKCIP has been working with public, private and voluntary sectors to help organisations adapt to inevitable climate change.

  • World Health Organisation (WHO) – climate change and human health risks and responses summary  external link
    The directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations, WHO’s responsibilities include providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, and monitoring and assessing health trends. 

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