Good links for more info

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty signed by most countries over a decade ago to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Recently, a number of nations have approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. To read all about the work being done at the UN and the the Kyoto Protocol itself click below.

http://unfccc.int

The US Environmental Protection Agency is really an invaluable ressource on the web with respect to environmental issues. Apart from this, reports like the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory or the analysis of the U.S. transportation sector by the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) provide indepth data and information concerning emissions caused by the world's largest economy.

http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/420r06003.pdf

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was created by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program to assess what is really going on with climate change based on published scientific/technical research (which is peer reviewed) from around the world. The IPCC is the science authority for the UNFCCC and is internationally considered as one of the main authorities on climate change . It's main activities are to provide reports on climate change like the IPCC's 4th assessment, Climate Change 2007: The Scientific Basis. It also makes special reports and technical papers for more indepth analysis of topics related to climate change. All of these publications can be found at the link below.

http://www.ipcc.ch/

Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of ecological limits central to decision-making everywhere.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/

The State of the Environment Infobase is an Environment Canada website that has a veritible wealth of knowledge. The particular link here is a comparison of CO₂ emissions for the 4 main types of personal transportation: car, plane, train and bus.

http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Indicators/Issues/Transpo/Tech_Sup/ptsup2_e.cfm

Below are link to the main page of the State of the Environment Infobase and Environment Canada's climate change section.

http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/default.cfm
http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=6EE576BE-1

Sustainable Table is a well organized site that discusses one of the central solutions that can deliver us from the climate change crisis we are experiencing. Sustainable agriculture is not only creates by far healthier food but allows for safer conditions for workers and drastically reduces the environmental impact of food production when compared to the current the industrialized form of "farming". Apart from providing information on sustainable agriculture it also helps consumers with sustainable product guides, regional directories for stores and food co-ops but also how you can get involved.

http://www.sustainabletable.org/

Environmental Defense is a nonprofit environmental advocacy group that works in the U.S. on variety of what it calls "campaigns". Using a broad based approach, they work with corporate partners, landowners, scientists, state and federal politicians to create solutions to environmental problems. Some of these campaigns discuss solutions to issues like restoring endangered species, proper stewardship of land/sea resources, and fighting climate change in people's everyday lives.

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a statistical branch of the U.S. Department of Energy. The site has useful data such as electric power plant emissions, both national and international electrical energy (including sales, power plants, fuel use, generation, etc.) and future forecasts/analyses. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics compiles important information concerning topics like international and domestic transportation, freight transportation, passenger travel and national emission trends. The two sites provide the core statistical info needed to analyse the impact of these 2 sectors (transportation and utilities) with respect to climate change.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/
http://www.bts.gov/

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. One of the publications that they have online is their Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia which is a comprehensive source of information about innovative management solutions to transportation problems. It really takes an indepth look at transportation and proposes real strategies for policy that could really be implemented.

http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/

ClimateBiz.com is a website geared towards industry whose goal is to help businesses address climate change issues while maintaining economic success. The website has an interesting section called "Backgrounders" that has short, readable documents aimed at helping lay readers understand the impact that companies have on climate change. They also have tools, publications and best practices that were all ready implemented by leadership companies, organizations and government agencies.

http://www.climatebiz.com/index.cfm