I. CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM

Climate Change Education 
www.climatechangeeducation.org                                                                                                                                                                                                  A growing resource site dedicated to science education on Climate Change and Global Warming.

Digital Library for Earth Science Education
www.dlese.org
Funded by the National Science Foundation this site offers easy access to quality teaching and learning resources.  Go to the website, type in climate change, and enter a grade level for curriculum options.

Marian Koshland Science Museum
www.globalwarmingeducation.com
Loads of tips on how to teach climate change from one of America's newest museums (located in Washington, DC).

U.S. Global Climate Research Project
www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm
Loads of news and educational material. Go to the website, type in climate change and click the educational resource box.

II. CLIMATE CHANGE LINKS

Government Sites (see also Science Sites below) United States:

EPA Global Warming Site
www.epa.gov/globalwarming
Primer on the science of climate change and the roles of various institutional players. Site details impacts of climate change in various areas of the United States. Designed for individuals and organizations interested in public outreach and education on climate change. Materials available through this service include brochures, fact sheets, slide shows, videos, and CD-ROMs.

III. International Governmental Sites

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
www.ipcc.ch
Official site of the IPCC, a body of more than 2,000 scientists sponsored by and reporting to the United Nations.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/
The United Nations site on the climate change treaty negotiations.
http://unfccc.int/resource/convkp
Extensive information about the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol.

IV. Science Sites: Universities, NGOs, and Governmental Sites

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/home.html
The primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). It has a huge data collection on CO2 emissions (by country and per capita); CO2 concentrations; long-term climate trends; the effects of elevated CO2 on vegetation; and the vulnerability of coastal areas to rising sea levels.

Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School www.med.harvard.edu/chge
Human Health and Climate Change. A project of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, examining the public and ecological health impacts of El Nino events.

Goddard Institute for Space Studies
www.giss.nasa.gov
Features pages on climate modeling, climate impacts and forcing, and effects of warming on agriculture and other areas. Reports are presented in accessible, non-technical prose.

Climate Change Research Center
www.ccrc.sr.unh.edu/
Site from University of New Hampshire's Institute for Study of Earth, Ocean and Space

National Climatic Data Center (of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) www.ncdc.noaa.gov
The NCDC is the government's largest repository of U.S. weather data, including information about extreme weather events. NCDC is the source of a number of landmark climate studies by Tom Karl, David Easterling, and others.

National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration
www.noaa.gov
An excellent site for overview information on climate-related atmospheric and oceanic research and information.

Pacific Institute
www.pacinst.org/climate.html
Very extensive bibliography on climate change and its impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. Compiled by the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security (Oakland, California).

U.S. Global Change Research Program
www.gcrio.org
The web page of the largest U.S. Government Agency on global environmental change (the U.S. Global Change Research Program). Very good resource for the basic science of climate change and a host of high-level scientific databases.

World Meteorological Organization
www.wmo.ch
Good resource on global weather patterns, including El Nino and La Nina.

V. Non-Governmental Organizations

Centre for Science and Environment (New Delhi, India)
www.cseindia.org
Excellent site especially for developing country perspectives on climate issues.

Cities for Climate Protection (ICLEI)
iclei.org/co2
ICLEI helps cities to reduce their GHG emissions. Cities for Climate Protection is a world-wide initiative.

Clean Air-Cool Planet
www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/
An NGO with a focus on reducing GHG emissions in the Northeast by working together with other NGOs, businesses, and institutions.

Climate Ark
www.climateark.org
A search engine providing a host of links to sources of research, energy conservation, renewable technologies, and forest preservation. The site allows full text searches of leading research and activist web sites.

Climate Network CNE (Climate Network of Europe) and (USCAN) US Climate Action Network
www.climatenetwork.org
Current information on science, impacts and political developments both domestic and international. Action alerts and political updates for activists. CNE is the European counterpart to the U.S. Climate Action Network.

Climate Institute
www.climate.org
Site includes information on the science of global warming, impacts (by region), green energy, global warming events, publications, links, etc.

Climate Solutions
www.climatesolutions.org
Especially strong on science, regional impacts, and renewable energy economic opportunities. Climate Protection Solutions: A compilation of practical "how-to" steps to reduce emissions by individuals and families, as well as commercial, agricultural, industrial, and public institutions.

Environmental Defense Fund
www.edf.org
A rich website that includes a major entry titled "Understanding the Forecast," a virtual museum of global warming examples.

Germanwatch
www.germanwatch.org
Excellent sources on issues in promoting sustainable and climate-friendly development in developing nations. (in German)

Global Change
www.globalchange.org
Large selection of links to environmental information sources, science sources and industry actors.

The Heat Is On
www.heatisonline.org
Ross Gelbspan's companion website to the book "The Heat is On."

Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN)
www.massclimateaction.org
MCAN is a network of local and statewide groups that have joined together in a cooperative effort to strive to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in local communities, municipalities, and the state.

Worldwatch Institute
www.worldwatch.org
Home of very valuable, well researched reports on a range of subjects from renewable energy to climate change impacts on the insurance industry to the role of warming in desertification.

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org
Excellent primer on the basic scientific facts, causes, and impacts of global warming, with particularly good summaries of key scientific findings on various aspects of climate change.

VI. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: NGOs and governmental sites

Alliance to Save Energy
www.ase.org
A storehouse of suggestions on how to cut energy use and waste, the site also tracks political developments in energy issues at both the national and state levels.

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
www.aceee.org
This site specializes in consumer information on energy efficiency (e.g., guide to green cars and trucks, consumer guide to home energy savings).

US Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future
www.bcse.org/int-climate
Tracks developments in the renewable energy industry, especially as it relates to the ongoing international climate negotiations.

EPA's Green Lights and Energy Star Programs
www.energystar.gov
EPA's Green Lights and Energy Star Programs promote energy efficient technologies from refrigerators to energy-efficient buildings. Tufts is a member of the Green Lights program.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)
www.eren.doe.gov

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
www.nesea.org

Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org
Excellent material on how to reduce energy use through a myriad of efficiency strategies. Features a section of FAQs which is quite extensive and very accessible.

Solstice Site
www.solstice.crest.org
Site for Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST). Information on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable planning, featuring a database of more than 2,500 energy efficiency and renewable energy annotated web links.

VIII. CANADIAN LINKS

Canadian Climate Action Network website (CANET)
www.climateactionnetwork.ca

David Suzuki Foundation
www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/

Pembina Institute
www.pembina.org