Climate Change: Organizations and Agencies

Committee within the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources dedicated in part to the regulatory and legal aspects of climate change. Committee newsletters, webinars, and lists of publications, cases, and committee events. Links of interest to additional climate change websites.

"The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization — a think tank — dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues."

C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, is an international, independent, nonprofit working to advance policy and action to address energy issues and climate change. Focus areas include: international climate action, U.S. climate & energy policy, U.S. state climate action, and the interaction between climate change and the economy. Resources include articles, fact sheets, reports, testimony, international agreements and negotiations, U.S. initiatives (including Congressional bills, executive orders, and agency documents), blog entries, policy documents, statistics, scientific data, information from their current initiatives, maps, and data. Browse content by topic—policy, energy & technology, science & impacts, business, and initiatives—or search the site with the search box. You can also search for U.S. initiatives by state or by initiative.

ClimateArk is a news portal focused on public policy that addresses global climate change through energy conservation and efficiency, use of renewable energy, and forest preservation. Articles, news, and a blog.

NRDC experts use data and science to unearth the root causes of the problems that confront us. We use that information to blueprint transformative solutions, and we mobilize the support of partners, members, and activists to advocate for laws and policies that will protect our environment far into the future.

RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by climate scientists for the public and journalists, providing swift responses to developing stories as well as context. Data, articles, books, blogs, reports, and links to other climate organization websites. If you click “Index” on the top bar, you can access a thematic index, organizing resources according to which theme or topic they address.

The Society of Environmental Journalists is the only North-American membership association of professional journalists dedicated to more and better coverage of environment-related issues. SEJ’s mission is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism across all media to advance public understanding of environmental issues.

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

Program that coordinates climate change resources among 13 federal agencies to improve the flow of information to policy-makers, federal, state, and local decision-makers, and the public. News, reports, websites, and newsletters.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established by Presidential Initiative in 1989 and mandated by Congress in the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to “assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.”
Since 1989, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has submitted annual reports to Congress called Our Changing Planet. The reports describe the status of USGCRP research activities, provide progress updates, and document recent accomplishments.

Independent scientific analysis of global warming. Blogs, reports, articles, websites, and careers. Also, divides the U.S. into four regions with reports on climate change impacts and solutions for each.

The National Agricultural Library collection contains over 3.5 million items. The climate change page features reports and links to government websites dealing with climate change. You can also browse or search additional NAL pages.

Documents action the Administration is taking to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change and pollute the air and water. Current US policies and projects related to climate change, news, blogs, and videos.

Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change, one of the greatest challenges and stories confronting modern society. Yale Climate Connections aims to help citizens and institutions understand how the changing climate is already affecting our lives. It seeks to help individuals, corporations, media, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, academics, artists, and more learn from each other about constructive “solutions” so many are undertaking to reduce climate-related risks and wasteful energy practices.