References on the impact of & opportunities of Climate Change
Impacts Oportunities
Information on the impact of Climate Change
Books by Leading Global Authors:
Hansen, Dr James Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity Hardcover 270 pages Bloomsbury 2009 US$ 25.00
http://www.amazon.com/Storms-My-Grandchildren-Catastrophe-Humanity/dp/1608192008
Gore, Al: Our Choice A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, Rodale Press, 2009.
http://www.amazon.com/Our-Choice-Solve-Climate-Crisis/dp/1594867348
This book deals with many leading edge clean, renewable energy technologies; living systems; use of energy; obstacles to overcome; going far quickly.
Victor, Professor Peter: Dept. of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Managing Without Growth, Slower By Design, Not Disaster, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008. http://www.amazon.ca/Managing-Without-Growth-Slower-Disaster/dp/184844205X
This book reviews the historical planning assumption that drives developed nations and the western economy, that economic growth is good for everything, and examines some possible alternatives.
Dyer, Gwynne Climate Wars ANZ Pub Sept 08
http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/climatewars
Flannery, Tim The Weather Makers – the history and future impact of Climate Change
http://www.theweathermakers.org/
Flannery, Tim, Now or Never, Why We Need To Act Now To Achieve A Sustainable Future
http://wwe.HarperCollins.ca
Garnaut, Ross Climate Change Review Cambridge University Press 2008 http://www.garnautreview.org.au/domino/Web_Notes/Garnaut/garnautweb.nsf
Monbiot, George HEAT, How to Stop the Planet From Burning
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2006/11/07/heat/
Pearce, Fred The Last Generation, Key Porter Books, 2007.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Generation-Nature-Revenge-Climate/dp/1903919878
Pearce, Fred When Rivers Run Dry - Water, the Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century, Beacon Press, 2006. http://www.amazon.com/When-Rivers-Run-Dry-Water/dp/0807085723
Stern, Nicholas: Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change Oct 2006
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/sternreview_index.cfm
Stern, Nicholas: The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity. June 2009 http://www.amazon.com/Global-Deal-Creation-Progress-Prosperity/dp/1586486691
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – Copenhagen Dec 09
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] Report 2007
http://www.ipcc.ch/
Web sites for Leading Organizations on Climate Change:
Australian Government Department of Climate Change www.climatechange.gov.au
Global Net www.globe-net.com
World Wild Life Fund http://www.worldwildlife.org/
David Suzuki Foundation; http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
Pembina Institute; http://www.pembina.org/
Canada’s National Round Table on the Environment and Economy
http://nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/news-media/events/other/20th-anniversary/20th-anniversary.php
Sustainable Development Technologies Canada http://www.sdtc.ca/en/index.htm
A list of reference materials on the Opportunities in a Post Carbon Economy
Deutsche Bank: The Green economy: the race is on
http://www.dbadvisors.com/content/_media/DBCCA_Policy_Tracker_031910_Final.pdf
The Pew Centre: Clean energy markets: jobs and opportunities
http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/clean-energy-markets-jobs-opportunities-brief.pdf
The Pew centre site has a lot of material on Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org
The Southern Metropolital Regional Councils [WA] The Regional Resource Recovery Centre [RRRC]
www.smrc.com.au
Carbon Offsets - available schemes
www.climatefriendly.com
www.cleanerclimate.com
www.climatepositive.com
Papers given on CC at the recent National Economic Development Conference, Sep 09 in Melbourne
http://www.edaustralia.com.au/content.php?id=684
Papers given at the EDA Vic Black Balloons Conference Aug 2009
http://www.edaustralia.com.au/content.php?id=683
Mike du Plessis: What is the carbon intensity of your supply chain?
http://www.informgroup.com.au/Carbon_Exposure.pdf
ACTU/ACF/ACOSS/Climate Institute 2008: Green Gold Rush
http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/Green_Gold_Rush_final.pdf
Australian Government Department of Climate Change www.climatechange.gov.au
Community Colleges: Growing the green workforce
http://www.aashe.org/blog/community-colleges-pivotal-preparing-green-workforce
CSIRO – report to the Dusseldorf Skills Forum: Growing the green Collar Economy
http://www.csiro.au/resources/GreenCollarReport.html
http://www.csiro.au/science/Changing-Climate.html
Dauncey, Guy The Climate Challenge, 101 Solutions to Global Warming, Oct 2009
http://www.celsias.com/article/climate-challenge-101-solutions-global-warming-get/
Ellyard, Peter Designing 2050 – Pathways to sustainable prosperity on spaceship earth
TPN Text 2008 http://designing2050.wordpress.com/
Goodall, Chris Ten Technologies to save the Planet Profile Books 2008
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Technologies-Save-Planet-Chris-Goodall/dp/184668868X
International Economic Development Council: The Climate Prosperity Handbook - Green Savings, Green Opportunities, Green Talent
www.iedconline.com/?p=Climate_Prosperity_Handbook
Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit
http://www.iclei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/ANZ/CCP/CCP-AU/Projects/AI/AdaptationToolkit/Toolkit_CCPAdaptation_Final.pdf
UNEP Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, Low-Carbon world
www.unep.org/publications/contents/pub_details_search.asp?ID=4002
UNEP Climate Change Compendium 2009
www.unep.org/compendium2009
O’Brien, John Ed Opportunities beyond Carbon – looking forward to a sustainable world MUP 2009 http://www.mup.com.au/uploads/files/acmo/OppBeyondCarbon-Preeliminary.pdf
OECD: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012
http://www.oecd.org/document/56/0,3343,en_2649_34361_43705336_1_1_1_37465,00.html
OECD Cost effective actions to tackle Climate Change
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/40/43656443.pdf
OECD Green Growth – overcoming the crisis and beyond Sep 2009
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/40/43176103.pdf
Climate change newsletters
The Global Foundation. Globe-Net http://www.globe-net.com/email/
AdaptNet – Weekly report from the Global Cities Research Institute and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
http://www.globalcollab.org/gci/adaptnet/2009/10-november-2009/