Climate Change Links Here you have many links to information about climate change and sustainabitility. Green Lifestyle These sites provide information as well as supplying green products and services, and some offer excellent directories. Freecycle - www.freecycle.org Green Consumer Guide - www.greenconsumerguide.com Green Guide (UK) - www.greenguide.co.uk The Green Guide (US) - www.thegreenguide.com Green Solutions - www.green-solutions.com Throwplace - www.throwplace.com Treehugger - www.treehugger.com Green Energy One of the best ways to make a personal contribution to tackling climate change is through using a green energy supplier. Electricity can be provided from renewable sources, chiefly wind in many countries, and some energy companies offset carbon emissions through green energy purchase schemes. Some websites also offer comparisons of suppliers, to help you find the best deal in your area. EBICo - www.ebico.co.uk Ecotricity - www.ecotricity.co.uk Good Energy - www.good-energy.co.uk Juice - www.npower.com/At_home/Juice-clean_and_green.html Power2 - www.thepower2.co.uk UK Green Power - www.ukgreenpower.co.uk Transport Sustainable transport is a complex subject. While public transport is certainly a good alternative to private car use, most still relies on power derived directly or indirectly from fossil fuels. The websites listed here provide fresh information as the sector develops rapidly. You can find information on new fuel and transport technologies, and follow or participate in the related debates. CalCars - http://www.calcars.org Car Plus - www.carplus.org.uk Centre for Sustainable Transportation - http://cst.uwinnipeg.ca European Federation for Transport and Environment - www.transportenvironment.org Green Car Congress - www.greencarcongress.com Greenfleet - www.greenfleet.com.au GreenRide - www.greenride.com Green Tomato Cars - www.greentomatocars.com Ibike - www.ibike.org Sustrans - www.sustrans.org.uk Transportation Alternatives - www.transalt.org Food and Water Food security and access to clean, safe drinking water are two of the most pressing issues of our time, but if the world is not put on sustainable footing very soon, they will become critical, and not just for the developing world. These varied sites provide information on the activities, issues and initiatives around the world. Food City Farmer - www.cityfarmer.org Community Food Security Coalition - www.foodsecurity.org Farmers' Link - www.farmerslink.org.uk Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN - www.fao.org Fresh Food - www.freshfood.co.uk International Development Research Centre - Growing Better Cities - www.idrc.ca/en/ev-92997-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Organic Food UK - www.organicfoodee.com
Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture & Food Security - www.ruaf.org The Soil Association - www.soilassociation.org Sustain - www.sustainweb.org Sustainable Food - www.sustainablefood.com Sustainable Food Centre - www.sustainablefoodcenter.org The Sustainable Food Laboratory - www.sustainablefood.org Sustainable Table - www.sustainabletable.org Urban Gardening Help - www.urbangardeninghelp.com Urban Harvest - www.cipotato.org/urbanharvest/home.htm Water UNESCO - www.unesco.org/water The Water Page - www.thewaterpage.com Water UK - www.water.org.uk Research Institutes Here you will find research institutes as well as sites providing information specifically with the general public in mind. The Climate Group - www.theclimategroup.org DAMOCLES - www.damocles-eu.org/ The Hadley Centre - www.met-office.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - www.ipcc.ch/ Real Climate - www.realclimate.org The Tyndall Centre - www.tyndall.ac.uk/index.shtml Data and Resources The following websites provide raw data, graphics and analysis relevant to sustainability issues. Corporate Critic - www.corporatecritic.org DSIRE - www.dsireusa.org Earth Trends - www.earthtrends.wri.org Eurostat - http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu FIELD - www.gm-unccd.org/English/Field/main.htm Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database - www.iea.org/textbase/pamsdb/grindex.aspx Greenfacts - www.greenfacts.org Informaction - www.informaction.org Reegle - www.reegle.info REN21 - www.ren21.net UN Environment Statistics Section - unstats.un.org/unsd/environment/default.htm Yale Environmental Performance Index - www.yale.edu/epi Yale Environmental Sustainability Index - www.yale.edu/esi Sustainable Business These sites address the business community in the main, but provide a good overview of how business is responding to key sustainability issues. 1% For the Planet - www.onepercentfortheplanet.org E2 - www.e2.org Enviromedia - www.enviromedia.com Environmental Data Services - www.ends.co.uk Environmental Expert - www.environmental-expert.com Environmental Finance - www.environmental-finance.com Envirowise - www.envirowise.gov.uk Ethical Corporation - www.ethicalcorp.com GreenBiz - www.greenbiz.com Investor Network on Climate Risk - www.incr.com Sustainable Investment - http://www.sustainable-investment.org World Business Council for Sustainable Development - www.wbcsd.org Sustainability News Several very good green news services have emerged which keep the concerned individual up to date, and most also offer e-newsletters direct to your inbox. Civilized Nation - www.civilizednation.com/ Earthwire UK - www.earthwire.org/uk/ Envirolink - www.envirolink.org/ Environmental News Network - www.enn.com/ Environment News Service - www.ens-newswire.com/ EurActive - www.euractiv.com/en/ Grist - www.grist.org/ One World - www.oneworld.net/ Planet Ark - www.planetark.com The Independent - http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/ Tidepool - www.tidepool.org/
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