Environment and Planning
Environment
Climate Change

Results show that tax schemes aiming at promoting environmental-friendly transport mode are the best policy.

Identifies 11 essential elements for effective global change assessments.

Links to recommended tools and resources

Risk managers need to focus their efforts on comprehensive risk analysis to anticipate their vulnerabilities

Evidence supports the theory that global warming has contributed to stronger hurricanes

Designed to help resolve scientific uncertainties related to global climate change

Potential impact of proposed fuel efficiency standards in USA and Europe on greenhouse gas emissions.

A non-profit voluntary registry for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and related programs

Save on greenhouse gas emissions by using public transportation

How American cars contribute to the global warming crisis

Charting Progress is the first integrated assessment of the state of the seas across the whole UK continental shelf

What should we be doing to minimize the damage and costs of the rising risk of similar events in the future?

Selected Climate Change Terms and Acronyms

Possible changes in climate scenarios, in order to inform policy, planning, and infrastructure decisions

Review of existing information on economic costs of climate change at a European level.

How putting a price on CO2 emissions would affect gasoline prices.

Evaluation of various options to mitigate the emissions of CO2 from road transport.

There is likely to be an increase in rockfalls and landslides at high-altitude sites

Article on greenhouse gas associated with differing modes of transportation and the energy intensity of buildings.

A map outlining some of the impacts that may occur if the global average temperature rises by 4 °C (7 °F)

Report on potential effects and identifies research opportunities.

Primer in the basic economics of environmental protection

Health and environmental effects, greenhouse gas emissions, US climate policy and more

Report on progress ot the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

Study shows the vast majority of the world’s active climate scientists accept the evidence for global warming

Economic and other societal impacts related to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lightning and other weather phenomena

Research results - assessing cities worldwide for environmental sustainability

Tracking progress towards Kyoto targets.

An overview of greenhouse gas emissions

Online calculator that converts greenhouse gas emissions reduction technical terms to terms easier to conceptualize

International accounting tool for government and business leaders to manage greenhouse gas emissions

Researchers conclusively link disease severity and ocean temperature

State of the practice for transportation agencies and organizations.

How greenhouse gas emissions from transportation may be reduced.

Examines effects, costs, benefits of a variety of technologies for reducing emissions

The science and management of climate change

Where climatologists are building models of atmospheric change

Climate change acting as a “threat multiplier” for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world

News stories on the topic of climate change

Northern forests play a smaller role in offsetting global warming than previously thought

Online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions or your family’s emissions

Report examines emission taxes, cap-and-trade systems, and costs of emission reductions.

Potential impact of sea level rise on land and transportation infrastructure in coastal areas of the eastern US.

Benefits and concerns of offsets.

Measurement of each state’s greenhouse gas intensity compared with its economic output.

Storms surprisingly sensitive to slight temperature increase

Review of six projects in the EU.

2006 report - earth surface temperatures and the implications for understanding global climate change

A multi-state & tribe collaboration aimed at developing & managing a common greenhouse gas emissions reporting system

Report attempts to quantify North America’s net contribution of carbon to the atmosphere.

Explores the vulnerabilities of transportation systems in the Gulf Coast region.

Examines the methods, technological potential, and possible costs of carbon sequestration in the United States.

How more rain, more large hurricanes, thawing permafrost, etc from global warming effects the transportation system

Effects of allocating CO2 emission allowances to the total cost of a cap-and-trade policy to the US economy.

Indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union.

Prepared annually by EPA, presents estimates of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks

Scientific evidence observing large changes in the marine environment from climate change

Homepage of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Third annual survey of the changing global environment, featuring world experts in environmental research

Energy-related emissions data & environmental analyses

Information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies

Integrates federal research on climate and global change

A 1,200-year perspective of 21st century drought in southwestern North America

Official greenhouse gas emissions reporting system (voluntary) - Federal 1605b Program

Technologies helping cities to become more sustainable

Research results of evaluations of North American cities' sustainability achievements

2006 report - analyzes how uncertainty can be better estimated in weather and climate forecasting decisions

Weather and climate basics

Climate versus weather