Resources

Non-Governmental Organizations and Think Tanks

Policy

International Institute for Sustainability Development
http://www.iisd.org/climate/

Pembina
http://climate.pembina.org/

David Suzuki Foundation
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/

The Climate Group
http://www.theclimategroup.org/

Science

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Nobel Peace Prize winning panel that reports the science of climate change.
http://www.ipcc.ch/

Canada’s GHG Inventory
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/inventory_e.cfm

Economics

The Stern Report
The eye-opening report that exposed the cost of climate change and economic threat.
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/stern_review_Report.cfm

Carbon Credit Protocols

Mandatory and Certified Protocols

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The international protocol for registering certfied emission reductions
http://unfccc.int/2860.php/

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
A mandatory cap and trade system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions among 10 Northeastern States.
http://www.rggi.org/home

Verification Standards and Voluntary Protocols

North American - Protocols - Voluntary

Chicago Climate Exchange
A Voluntary Registry that sets limits and trades offsets among member organizations.
http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/

The Climate Registry
A Voluntary Registry for North American organizations that is linked to the California Climate Registry and the Eastern Climate Registry.
http://www.theclimateregistry.org/

California Climate Registry
A Voluntary Registry based in California.
http://www.climateregistry.org/

Western Climate Initiative
A collaborative effort of 7 US States and 4 Canadian provinces to explore cooperative ways to reduce greenhouse gases in the region, focusing on a market-based cap-and-trade system.
http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/

Canada Standards Association
Standards for measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions developed by CSA using ISO-standards.
http://www.csa.ca/climatechange/services/carbon/Default.asp?language=english

International - Protocols - Voluntary

Voluntary Carbon Standard
A collaborative standard for verifying voluntary credits.
http://www.v-c-s.org/

The Gold Standard
A collaborative standard for verifying voluntary and certified credits that incorporates higher criteria for social and environmental standards.
http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/

Carbon Disclosure Project
An international coalition that works with organizations and corporations to measure emissions and verify reductions.
http://www.cdproject.net/

Carbon Credit Trading Industry Associations

International Emissions Trading Association
http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php

Emissions Marketing Association
http://www.environmentalmarkets.org/index.ww

European Union Emissions Trading System
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission/index_en.htm

Carbon Credit Market News

Point Carbon
http://www.pointcarbon.com/

Reuters Carbon Community
http://communities.thomsonreuters.com/Carbon/

ACTION: Helping You Do Something

Change your corner
Small hints and newsletter to help you do things in your every day life to reduce your carbon footprint.
http://inconvenienttruth.changeyourcorner.com/makeadifference.php

Terra pass
Offset your carbon footprint and buy neat items to help you reduce your impact.
http://www.terrapass.com/

Professional Development in GHG Emission Management

GHG management institute
An non-profit institute that offers online training in measuring, accounting, and managing greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.ghginstitute.org/

Canada Standards Association Learning Centre
Greenhouse gas verification courses and project management training.
https://learningcentre.csa.ca/lc_site/bet.asp?gid=50036389