CLIMATE CHANGE RESOURCES HUB

No matter what views we each have on climate change or global warming, whether it is anthropogenic or not, there is no doubt that everyone is paying more attention to it now. That could have been due to the impact of Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' movie or to the realisation by many governments that they really did need to pay more attention to what the scientists have been saying.

SOC has compiled a number of resources on climate change impacts and mitigations, particularly in respect of Canterbury. Our aim is to make it easier for Cantabrians to find useful information on the topic through this portal.

If SOC members see a gap in the information and would like to suggest a link please email the SOC secretary or use the contact page.

Canterbury

Resources on Environment Canterbury's website

Resources on the Christchurch City Council's website

New Zealand

Government

  • Climate Change Information New Zealand This government site has information about New Zealand's emissions, emissions trading, projected impacts, international negotiations and obligations and New Zealand's overall approach to climate change. http://www.climatechange.govt.nz/
  • Ministry for the Environment Everything a New Zealander may want to know about how our government is responding to climate change - policies and initiatives; international forums and agreements; statistics on greenhouse gas emissions, adaptations and other resource links. http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/index.html
  • Ministry Agriculture and Fisheries The information on this site is of particular interest to those in the primary industry sector. Covers such things as emission trading schemes, sustainable forestry initiatives, sustainable land management and consultation documents. http://www.maf.govt.nz/climatechange/
  • Ministry of Transport Documents on biofuels, fuels saving schemes, electric vehicles and emission trading schemes. http://www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/climatechange/
  • Treasury An overview of Treasury information, research and policy perspectives papers on climate change. http://www.treasury.govt.nz/topics/climatechange

Research

  • Landcare Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research's research on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the terrestrial biosphere underpins New Zealand's ability to measure and monitor its emissions to internationally accepted levels of accuracy, and provides knowledge and technologies to support management practices that reduce emissions. This site has many useful links and a fun climate classroom activity. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/globalchange/climate_change.asp
  • NIWA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Provides information on research the NIWA scientists are doing, statistical analysis and discussion documents. http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/climate
  • Lincoln University A collection of research papers and conference presentations on climate change. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Research-Centres/LEaP/Climate-Change-Peak-Oil--Society/
  • Victoria University Climate Change Research Institute Established by Victoria University to develop interdisciplinary research into all aspects of climate change. In particular, the CCRI recognizes a need to better integrate social and natural sciences, and for independent analyses of response options as non-prescriptive inputs to NZ policy. http://www.victoria.ac.nz/climate-change/index.aspx

Education

Business

  • Carbon Farming Group Supporting farmers with advice on hoe to reduce their impacts on climate change. Lots of information on carbon footprinting. http://www.carbonfarming.org.nz/
  • NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development Provides information on the business case for emission reduction and sustainability. Offers downloads on climate change business opportunities http://www.nzbcsd.org.nz/climatechange/
  • Carbon Zero The carboNZero programme is an internationally accredited greenhouse gas certification programme. The organisation provides tools and resources to help measure, manage and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The world's first accredited GHG Certification Scheme under the ISO 14065. http://www.carbonzero.co.nz/
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand is the largest professional services organisation in the country, helping clients build value, manage risk and improve their performance. The assistance we can provide encompasses a range of services - from greenhouse gas data management, reporting and verification, financial modelling, valuations, benchmarking, to due diligence, accounting for carbon credits, carbon measurement, and tax advice. http://www.pwc.com/nz/en/climate-change/index.jhtml
  • Russell McVeagh Lawyers This company acts for a number of international and national clients in respect of climate change-related matters. Their expertise spans a number of sectors, including forestry (pre- and post-1990); agriculture; transport; energy, industrial and waste management. http://www.russellmcveagh.com/work/area.asp?name=ClimateChange
  • Dairy NZ Climate change policy for the NZ dairy industry http://www.dairynz.co.nz/page/pageid/2145847853
  • Greencarbon Green Carbon Limited is an Auckland based company. Their stated goal is to help businesses change the way they think about the environment and make positive steps towards a low-carbon economy. Offer a certification service for businesses and PR strategies. http://www.greencarbon.co.nz/Home

Take Action

  • Greenpeace NZ Sign On A local activist lobby site dedicated to encouraging citizens to sign up to influence government decision making. Provides useful discussion documents and links for interested people. http://www.signon.org.nz/
  • 350 Aotearoa This group is part of an international movement to unite the world around solutions to climate change with a mission to "inspire communities across New Zealand to act on the climate crisis with a sense of unity, urgency and possibility". Links to regional groups, reviews of actions and suggestions for personal change. http://www.350.org.nz/
  • 10:10 Campaign NZ This is the NZ section of the international 10:10 campaign. Here people can sign up to make their business, school or organisation part of the solution to climate change. The aim is to reduce emissions by 10% in one year in 4 key areas - electricity, on-site fuel use, vehicle fuel use and air travel. http://www.1010global.org/nz
  • Celsias This NZ based organisation aims to help individuals, companies and organisations do practical things to combat climate change. Many interesting articles and blogs to engage with as well as projects to work on. http://www.celsias.com/
  • Oxfam NZ Looks at the climate change issues facing various nations particularly those living in poverty. Covers such issues as sea level rise, water shortages, erratic rainfall patterns etc. http://www.oxfam.org.nz/
  • Christian World Service This coalition of Christian groups sees climate change as a critical development issue. nformation and resources on this site suggest ways people in NZ can support the work of CWS to alleviate the worst affects of climate change for the world's poorest people. http://www.cws.org.nz/take-action/climate-change

Commentators

  • Hot Topic Hot Topic covers climate change and its impacts on New Zealand. It is a blog of Gareth Renowden and Bryan Walker: "....interesting new science, political developments in NZ and on the international scene, and the antics of climate cranks". http://hot-topic.co.nz/
  • Gareth Morgan's Poles Apart The purpose of this website is to provide some of the material commissioned by the authors from the scientific community as background material to their book, Poles Apart. http://polesapart.com/
  • SciBlog This is a website for scientists reaching out to a general audience to explain their science and how it relates to society. It is a hub for scientific analysis and discussion and facilitates reader interaction. http://sciblogs.co.nz/about/

Global

  • Gateway to the UN System's work on Climate change Here you can access information on the science of climate change, negotiations that have taken place, themes of CC, suggestions for action and activities youth have got into around climate change. This is a very comprehensive site. http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/gateway
  • UNEP United Nations Environment Programme This site provides information on global initiatives and pledges by various governments. This is also the portal for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reports. http://www.unep.org/climatechange/
  • FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN: This site provides information on the possible impacts of climate change on global food resources http://www.fao.org/climatechange/en/
  • IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an intergovernmental scientific body. It is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the UNEP and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences.
  • Its reviews and assessments of the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information is available from this site. http://www.ipcc.ch/
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