Resources
Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World (Report)
This 2007 Human Development Report from UNDP explains why the US is key to achieving a balanced global carbon budget, and its social and moral responsibility to other nations to 'carbon proof' its growth.
WMO 2007 GHG Bulletin (Report)
This 4-page bulletin from the World Meterological Organization reports on GHG levels in 2006, the highest on record.
California Green Innovation Index (Report)
This report from Next 10 explains how and why California has grown its robust economy for three decades AND is still greener than any other state. Contains big lessons for federal climate policy.
Climate Action Playbook for Cities (Website)
This web-based tool provides a comprehensive guide to rapidly greening buildings, neighborhoods and infrastructure. Practically organized in 3 sections - Learn, Plan, Act -- and filled with cases studies, model ordinances etc.
Citizen's Guide to Carbon Capping (Report)
This guide explains carbon capping so that citizens can understand and shape it. The easy-to-read guide describes three different ways to cap carbon: cap-and-giveaway, cap-and-auction, and cap-and-rebate. It explains how if done right, a carbon cap is the single best tool to fight climate change, but if done wrong, will transfer hundreds of billions of dollars from families to corporate polluters. Mandatory reading for every American.
Energy Action Coalition (Organization)
Energy Action is a coalition of more than 40 organizations from across the US and Canada, founded and led by youth to help support and strengthen the student and youth clean energy movement in North America.
It's Getting Hot in Here (Blog)
It’s Getting Hot in Here is the voice of a growing movement, a collection of voices from the student and youth leaders of the global movement to stop global warming. Originally created by youth leaders to allow youth to report from the International Climate Negotiations in Montreal, It’s Getting Hot in Here has since grown into a global online community, with over 100 writers from countries around the world.
The Greening of America's Campuses (Media)
College students across the country are fired up about global warming, and they're gathering online to agitate for change. Is this the next big youth movement?
CLEAN Coalition's Call to Action (Organization)
A call to action on a national clean energy policy from coalfield state grassroots organizations and the Civil Society Institute. As interesting as the "what" is the "who".
