Climate Change
James Hansen speaks up
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- 350.orgInternational campaign that is building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis. Their mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. The focus is on the number 350--as in parts per million CO2. Scientists say that if we can't get below that number, the damage we're already seeing from global warming will continue and accelerate.
- Architecture 2030Non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization whose mission is to rapidly transform the US and global Building Sector from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the global-warming, energy consumption, and economic crises.
- BiocharCharcoal used for agricultural purposes. Created using a pyrolysis process, heating biomass in a low oxygen environment. Once the pyrolysis reaction has begun, it is self-sustaining, requiring no outside energy input.
- Biodiversity for a Livable ClimatePromotes the great potential of inexpensive, low-tech and powerful Nature solutions to the biodiversity and climate crises, and works to inspire urgent action and widespread implementation of many regenerative practices.
- Biodiversity for a Living ClimateCollaborates with organizations around the globe to advocate for the restoration of soil, and of grassland, forest, wetland, coastal and ocean ecosystems–along with the associated carbon, water and nutrient cycles – to draw down excess atmospheric greenhouse gases, cool the biosphere, and reverse global warming, for the benefit of all people and all life on earth.
- Climate + Energy ProjectSupports lively, informed conversations about our energy future. Helps halt the Midwest’s contributions to global warming and climate change. Supports the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency and developing renewable energies in a sustainable manner.
- Climate CountsA collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change.
- Climate Science CentersProvides scientific information, tools and techniques that land, water, wildlife and cultural resource managers and other interested parties can apply to anticipate, monitor and adapt to climate and ecologically-driven responses at regional-to-local scales.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeUnited Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
- Kyoto ProtocolInternational agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Its major feature is a binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an average of 5% against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.
- Regeneration InternationalProject of the Organic Consumers Association and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to building a global network of farmers, scientists, businesses, activists, educators, journalists, governments and consumers who will promote and put into practice regenerative agriculture and land-use practices that: provide abundant, nutritious food; revive local economies; rebuild soil fertility and biodiversity; and restore climate stability by returning carbon to the soil, through the natural process of photosynthesis.
- Savory InstituteLivestock management brain trust that connects the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Develops innovative tools and enhanced curricula, inform policy, establish market incentives, increase public awareness, and coordinate relevant research, cultivating relationships with aligned partners.
- Soil4Climate: Restoring Soil to Reverse Global WarmingNonprofit organization that advocates for soil restoration as a climate solution. We promote regenerative land management practices to capture atmospheric carbon and encourage collaboration with the larger body of climate activism.
- U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProvides information on climate change for communities, individuals, businesses, states, localities and governments.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeAn international treaty signed by most countries in order to reduce global warming and cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable.
Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change
The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. Predictions about the fate of the planet carry endless caveats and asterisks.We get it. Read this New York Times article.
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