Useful Links

Below is a list of various websites which we think you may find useful. However, please note, that inclusion on this page does not mean that Salix endorses either the sources included or the information therein.

International
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.

European Union
EC Energy and Transport
The European Commission (EC) Directorate for Energy and Transport is responsible for policy and the promotion of sustainable development in these areas.

EC Environment
The European Commission (EC) Directorate for Environment is responsible for policy relating to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development of the environment.

European Climate Change Programme
The European Climate Change Programme (ECCP)'s goal is to identify and develop all the necessary elements of an EU strategy to implement the Kyoto Protocol.

The European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency (EEA) aims to support sustainable development through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public.

United Kingdom
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom Government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities.

Environment Agency
The national Government agency responsible for a host of environmental regulations relating to water quality, flooding fisheries, waste and industrial pollution.

Hadley Centre
The Met Office Hadley Centre is the UK’s official centre for climate change research. Partly funded by Defra, it provides in-depth information to, and advises, the Government on climate change issues.

Sustainable Development Commission
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) is the UK Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development.

The Climate Change Communication Initiative
This website is part of the Climate Change Communication Initiative, led by Defra in partnership with the Environment Agency, the Carbon Trust, the Energy Saving Trust, the UK Climate Impacts Programme and the Department for Transport.

The Nottingham Declaration on climate change
The declaration is a voluntary pledge to address the issues of climate change. It represents a high-level, broad statement of commitment that any council can make to its own community. The declaration was originally launched in October 2000 at a conference in Nottingham with 200 leaders, chief executives and senior managers of UK local government.

Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change
This independent review is a 700-page report released on October 30, 2006 by economist Sir Nicholas Stern for the British government, which discusses the effect of climate change and global warming on the world economy.

Tyndall Centre
The Tyndall Centre brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists to develop sustainable responses to climate change.

UK Environmental Change Network
Data, monitoring and research to detect and interpret environmental change.

Related schemes and organisations
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by Government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies.

Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is a non profit organisation that promotes energy saving, funded by Government and the private sector. It delivers practical solutions which save energy and deliver cleaner air for households, small firms and the road transport sector.

PRASEG
PRASEG, the Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group, is the cross party group for UK politicians and senior industry stakeholders that exists to promote sustainable energy issues in Parliament and the wider political community.

Green Alliance
Green Alliance is an independent charity which works closely with government and business, and with other environment groups, to make environmental solutions a priority in British politics.