Useful Links

• Australian Greenhouse Office
   The Australian Greenhouse Office
  (http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/)



• Bluetongue (E3)
   An internet-based, information
  exchange dedicated to the business of sustainability. It is a one-stop shop
  for information on developments in the climate change, ethical investment,
  corporate responsibility, sustainable industries, renewable energy and
  emissions trading fields.
  
  (http://bluetongue.ethree.com.au)



• Brazilian Forum on Climate Change – FBMC
   In June 2000, Federal government established the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change. Forum is chaired by Brazil's President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The Forum is a joint initiative between government and civil society, and acts as a bridge between decision makers and relevant stakeholders
  (http://www.forumclimabr.org.br)



• CDM Info
   The CDM website of the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM)
  (http://www.cdminfo.nl )



• CDM Online.org
   A joint venture between the Centre for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA) and The United Nations Development Program (UNDP). CDM Online.org focuses specifically on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), its history, potential development, and eventually, its operation.
  (http://www.cdmonline.com)



• CDM-Connect
   A targeted online community for people working in the environmental sector and in particular those that have an interest in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
  (http://www.cdm-connect.org)



• Centre for Clean Air Policy
   Wants to promote and implement innovative solutions to major environmental and energy problems which balance both environmental and economic interests.
  (http://www.ccap.org/)



• Centre for Environmental Strategy, Surrey University, UK
   Research on Joint Implementation and the Clean Development Mechanism
  (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/CES/ji/index.htm)



• Climate Network Europe
   Climate Network Europe (CNE) is a co-ordinating office, based in Brussels, for environmental groups in Western Europe working on climate change issues. It is a non-profit organisation.
  (http://www.climnet.org/)



• CO2e.com
   Information and services on the carbon trade market. Good links to other climate related websites.
  (http://www.co2e.com/)



• Department of environment transport and the regions UK
   Climate Office.
  (http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htm)



• ECOFYS, The Netherlands
   An international consultancy working towards a ‘sustainable energy supply for everyone’.
  (http://www.ecofys.com)



• Emission Reduction Unit Procurement Tender (Eru-PT)
   Following the Conference of the Parties in 1995, the Netherlands started a pilot programme for JI and CDM. In 2000, a fully-fledged initiative for Joint Implementation, called Eru-PT was launched. The aim is to procure high-cost, low-priced emission reductions from JI projects.
  (http://www.senter.nl/erupt)



• Emissions Marketing Association
   Promotes market-based trading solutions for environmental management and to serve its membership
  (http://www.emissions.org/)



• Environmental Defence Fund
   US. Environmental Defence is a leading national non-profit organisation representing more than 300,000 members.
  (http://www.edf.org/)



• European climate forum
   ECF is a mechanism to bring together representatives of different parties concerned with the climate problem. The core of the ECF activities is to jointly define and carry out climate-change studies.
  (http://www.european-climate-forum.net/)



• European Union and the ENRICH programme
   KEEN is financed by the ENRICH programme
  (http://europa.eu.int)



• European Union and the ENRICH programme
   KEEN is financed by the ENRICH programme
  (http://www.halo.is/enrich/)



• Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading Pilot, Canada
   Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading Pilot, Canada
  (http://www.gert.org/)



• International Chamber of Commerce
   International Chamber of Commerce
  (http://www.iccwbo.org/home/statements_rules/statements/1999/kyoto_mechanisms.asp)



• Joint Implementation For You
   Experience in Eastern Europe in JI from Essent Duurzaam
  (http://www.ji4u.com/)



• Natsource
   Natsource is an over-the-counter broker of energy products helping companies deal with and take advantage of uncertainty in the energy field. Natsource matches the needs of buyers and sellers in the market, helping them determine a mutually acceptable price and executing the transaction.
  (http://www.natsource.com)



• OECD Environment
   Climate change and environmentally sustainable transport.
  (http://www1.oecd.org/env/cc/index.htm)



• Pavia University, Italy
   Pavia University, Italy
  (http://www.unipv.it)



• PROBASE
   Procedures for accounting and baselines for projects under JI and the CDM
  (http://www.northsea.nl/jiq/probase/)



• Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK
   Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK
  (http://www.riia.org/riia/index.html)



• The GHG Protocol Initiative
   Participants, drawn from business, governments and non-governmental organisations are working in partnership to design, disseminate and promote the use of an international corporate protocol for measuring and reporting business greenhouse gas emissions.
  (http://www.ghgprotocol.org/)



• The Hamburg Institute, Germany
   Research Programme International Climate Policy
  (http://www.hwwa.de/climate.de)



• The International Institute for Sustainable Development.
   The International Institute for Sustainable Development meets the challenge of sustainable development advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable.
  (http://www.iisd.ca/)



• The Joint Implementation Network.
   The Dutch platform for exchange of information on JI. Regularly updated. Information on progress of AIJ-projects all over the world.
  (http://www.northsea.nl/jiq/)



• The Kyoto Club
   A non-profit organisation of firms, institutions, associations and local governments with a joint commitment
  (http://www.kyotoclub.it/indexenglish.htm)



• The Pew Centre
   The Pew Centre on Global Climate Change is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organisation dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change
  (http://www.pewclimate.org/projects/kyoto_mechanisms_contents.cfm)



• The Pilot Emission Reduction Trading Project
   Assesses the potential environmental and economic benefits of Emission Reduction Trading (ERT) in Ontario
  (http://www.pert.org/pert.html)



• The Prototype Carbon Fund
   Demonstrates how project-based emissions transactions can mitigate climate change.
  (http://www.PrototypeCarbonFund.org/)



• The US National Assessment of the potential consequences of Climate variability and Change
   To assure that the United States is prepared for future change, the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has initiated a national assessment on the potential consequences of climate variability and change for the nation.
  (http://www.nacc.usgcrp.gov/)



• UNDP Energy and atmosphere programme
   Mitigating climate change while promoting sustainable human development
  (http://www.undp.org/seed/eap/Climate_Change/CC_and_SD.html)



• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
   United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  (http://www.unfccc.int/)



• US Environmental protection agency
   US Environmental protection agency
  (http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/)



• US Global change research information office
   US Global change research information office
  (http://www.gcrio.org/)



• US global change research programme and global change data and information system
   US global change research programme and global change data and information system
  (http://globalchange.gov/)



• US State Government Spotlight on Climate Change
   US State Government Spotlight on Climate Change
  (http://www.state.gov/www/global/global_issues/climate/)



• Weathervane
   Published by Resources for the Future (RFF) with an eye on the international negotiations that are to decide on goals and actions under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Especially useful is ‘trading post’ which discusses policy mechanisms
  (http://www.weathervane.rff.org/trading_post/index.htm)



• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
   A coalition of 150 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development. The organisation pursues this goal via the three pillars of economic growth, environmental protection and social equity.
  (http://wbcsd.ch/)



• Yahoo daily news
   Yahoo daily news
  (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/full_coverage/world/global_warming/)