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The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is an action and advisory group that aims to take a lead in accelerating the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels in the United Kingdom.
The Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project provides access to documents, data, photos, maps and other resources concerning this critical issue.
The World Ocean Observatory provides a place of exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implication for human survival.
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Children from Uganda, Bangladesh and Mozambique have drawn pictures for Oxfam of their impression of climate change (video) and what it means to their lives.
About the Portal
The Tiempo Climate Portal provides access to carefully selected documents, websites and other resources concerned with climate and sustainable development. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon.
Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia.
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted.
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Act On CO2 Calculator
Find out what your carbon footprint is and how you can make some simple changes to help tackle climate change.
An Inconvenient Truth: Carbon Calculator
Calculate your personal impact and learn how you can take action to reduce or even eliminate your emissions of carbon dioxide.
Carbon Footprint
Find out how large your carbon footprint is and then do something about it!
Carbon Footprint Calculator
BP's Carbon Footprint Calculator estimates your impact on carbon emissions. Requires Macromedia Flash Player.
CarbonLife CO2 Lifestyle Calculator
A quick and easy way to estimate personal carbon dioxide emissions.
Company Carbon Footprint Calculator
Carbon UK provides an on-line carbon footprint calculator for business use.
My Footprint
Calculate your ecological footprint in any nation of the world.
PURE Carbon Footprint Calculators
PURE makes available carbon footprint calculators for personal and for business use.
Resurgence Carbon Dioxide Calculator
The detailed Resurgence Carbon Dioxide Calculator can be used on screen or you can download it as a Word/Excel document (185kb) or as an Adobe .pdf document (31kb) which you can print out and fill in the tables using a pocket calculator.
SafeClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator
The SafeClimate carbon footprint calculator allows you to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home energy consumption and transportation by car and plane.
Wikipedia: Carbon Footprint
Wikipedia account of the carbon footprint concept.
mobGas
mobGAS challenges individuals to make small changes to their daily routine in order to achieve significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by monitoring personal emissions on their mobile phone.
Autogenerated: 28 Aug 2008
Bright Ideas
Waste Management provides home recycling kits for compact fluorescent bulbs, batteries and electronics
Norwegian music festivals, Canal Street and Hove, have joined the Climate Neutral Network
The PlayPump water system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children
Honda is leasing the hydrogen-powered fuel cell FCX Clarity to private individuals in southern California
TIDE, in southern India, markets energy-efficient stoves that reduce fuelwood use by as much as 30 per cent
Curitiba's BioCity Program (0.3Mb download) aims to halt the rapid rate at which cities develop and reduce biodiversity loss
The CooKit is an inexpensive, lightweight solar cooker that can save scarce fuel in poor communities and be swiftly deployed in emergencies (video)
Kungsbrohuset, a new building to be built by Jernhusen in Stockholm, will be heated partly by body heat from the people who pass through the nearby Central Station
Petrotec produces biodiesel from multiple feedstocks, including waste frying oils, animal fats and virgin vegetable fats and oils
Over 90 per cent of waste materials generated during construction of the eco-friendly Del Sur Ranch House were diverted from landfills
New Belgium's brew kettle is up to 70 per cent more efficient than standard brew kettles because it only heats thin sheets of wort
The Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan presents a community-based strategy for coming down from the oil peak
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