| Name / Address |
Function |
Phone |
Website |
| Centre for Climate Change Impact Forecasting (C-CLIF) |
Multi-disciplinary regional centre dedicated to developing and disseminating knowledge about Climate Change, its potential impacts and mitigation. |
|
www.c-clif.co.uk |
Centre for the Study of
Environmental Change
Department of Sociology
County College South
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YL |
Exists to develop a fuller understanding of social, political and cultural dimensions of environmental processes, and of their implications for public policy and society generally |
01524 592658 |
http://csec.lancs.ac.uk/ |
Climate Action Network UK (CAN)
Media Natura
21 Tower Street
London
C2H 9NS |
Global network of NGO's working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels |
020 7251 9199 |
www.climatenetwork.org |
| Climate Ark |
Climate change portal and search tool providing access to reviewed climate change and renewable energy news and information |
|
www.climateark.org/ |
ESD Limited
Overmoor
Neston
Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 9TZ |
Helps business, communities and government to develop and deliver low carbon energy solutions and new opportunities in the carbon economy |
01225 812102 |
www.esd.co.uk/ |
Environmental Change Research Centre
University College London
Pearson Building
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT |
Interdisciplinary research centre with interests in freshwater ecology, surface water acidification, air pollution, eutrophication, aquatic biodiversity and climate change |
020 7679 7575 |
www.geog.ucl.ac.uk |
Catastrophic and Environmental Change Research Group Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Brunel University
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH |
Interdisciplinary research into environmental change, particularly abrupt change |
01895 274000 |
www.brunel.ac.uk |
Environmental Change Institute
Oxford University Centre for the Environment
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3QY |
Centre for research and teaching on the environment and sustainability |
01865 275848 |
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/ |
| Global Warming |
Website with news and information relating to climate change and many other environmental issues |
|
www.globalwarm.com/ |
Global Warming International Center
PO Box 50303
Palo Alto
CA
USA
94303-0303 |
International body disseminating information on global warming science and policy |
630-910-1551 |
www.globalwarming.net |
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
Stoke Orchard
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 7RZ |
IEA fosters co-operation in order to increase energy security by improved efficiency of energy use, development of alternative energy sources and research, development and demonstration on matters of energy supply and use |
01242 680753 |
www.ieagreen.org.uk |
IEA Greentie
ETSU
Harwell
Oxfordshire
OX11 OQJ |
Provides worldwide access to information on suppliers of technologies, services, research, data and literature, pertinent to greenhouse gas mitigation. This is achieved through an effective global data gathering and distribution network |
+44-1235-433564 |
www.greentie.org/ |
| Indicators of Climate Change in the UK |
Report showing a preliminary set of indicators of climate change in the UK selected against specific criteria |
|
www.ecn.ac.uk/iccuk/ |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
Role is to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change. Does not carry out new research nor does it monitor climate related data. It bases its assessment mainly on published and peer reviewed scientific technical literature |
|
www.ipcc.ch/ |
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
Met Office
Hadley Centre
London Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 2SY |
Primary objective is to provide the UK with an up-to-date expert assessment of natural and anthropogenic changes in global and regional climate |
0845 300 0300 |
www.met-office.gov.uk |
The UK Environmental Change Network
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre
Library Avenue
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4AP |
A multi-agency organisation monitoring a range of environmental variables |
015395 32264 |
www.ecn.ac.uk/ |
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7TJ |
Brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, who together are working to develop sustainable responses to climate change |
01603 593900 |
www.tyndall.ac.uk/ |
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
P.O. Box 260129
Haus Carstanjen
D-53153
Bonn
Germany |
Information on the Convention, desertification and integrated development approaches to help combat it |
49-228 815-2800 |
www.unccd.int/main.php |
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Haus Carstanjen
Martin-Luther-King-Strasse 8
D-53175
Bonn
Germany |
Information and news on negotiations within the Convention |
49-228 815-1000 |
http://unfccc.int/2860.php |
World Meteorological Organisation
7 bis Avenue de la Paix
CP 2300 1211
Geneva 2
Switzerland |
WMO is a UN specialized agency coordinating global scientific activity to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information and other services for public, private and commercial use |
41 22 730 8111 |
www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html |
