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Climate change, especially the evidence of global warming, has been an issue of concern for many years. A major focus is the likelihood that human activities are contributing to global warming through the production of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), initiated in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development ("Earth Summit") in Rio de Janeiro, and the associated Kyoto Protocol drafted in 1997, represent an international effort to stabilize greenhouse gases. If you are interested in climate or climate change check out these publications and web sites for more information. This is not a comprehensive list. You will find more titles in the library catalog. Visit our Treasures web page or the Government Information & Law Department web page for additional information.

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Science & Policy

An annotated summary of climate change-related resources. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000. Govt & Law US Micro EP 1.2:C 61/10

Climate Change [Web site]. European Union.

Climate Change [Web site]. United Nations Environment Programme.

Climate Change [Web site]. U.S. Dept. of State. International Information Programs.

Climate change impacts on the United States: the potential consequences of climate variability and change. National Assessment Synthesis Team. U.S. Global Change Research Program. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, 2000-2001. Govt & Law US NAS 1.2:C 61/FOUNDA. & OVER. From GCRIO or USGCRP.

Climate change: status of the Kyoto Protocol after three years: joint hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2000. Govt & Law US Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-808

Climate change: the state of the science: hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2001. Govt & Law US Y 4.SCI 2:107-13

Climate change, wildlife, and wildlands: a toolkit for teachers and interpreters. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [2002?]. Govt & Law US EP 1.2:C 61/11/TOOLKIT, CD, & VIDEO

Coastal areas and marine resources: the potential consequences of climate variability and change. Report of the National Coastal Assessment Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Silver Spring, MD: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [2001]. Govt & Law US C 55.2:C 63/17

Common questions about climate change. [Nairobi, Kenya]: United Nations Environment Programme; [Geneva, Switzerland]: World Meteorological Organization, [1997?]. Govt & Law US C 55.2:C 61/7

EU focus on climate change. European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2002. Govt & Law Europe QC 981.8 .C5 E822 2002

Forests, the potential consequences of climate variability and change. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Global Change Program Office, [2001]. Govt & Law US A 13.2:C 61

Global climate change: hearing before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate. S.Hrg.107-228. Washington, D.C., U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

Global change education resource guide. Lynn L. Mortensen, editor. [Washington, D.C.?]: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program: NASA: U.S Dept. of Agriculture; [Silver Spring, MD]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [1996?]. Govt & Law US A 1.11/3:G 51

Global Warming [Web site]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Global warming and our changing climate: answers to frequently asked questions. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, [2000]. Govt & Law US Micro EP 6.2:G 51

Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom Activity Kit. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation., 2002. Govt & Law US EP 4.2:G 51/3/KIT

globalchange.gov -- Gateway to Global Change Data [Web site]. U.S. Global Change Research Program.

Impact assessment and regional response strategies for climate change. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. New York: United Nations, 1999. Govt & Law UN QC981.8.C5 I445 1999

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Web site]. http://www.ipcc.ch/

A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming [Web site]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm.

Policy options for stabilizing global climate: report to Congress and appendices. Daniel A. Lashof and Dennis A. Tirpak, editors. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, [1990]. Govt & Law US Micro EP 1.2:G 51/2/MAIN & APP

Protecting our planet, securing our future: linkages among global environmental issues and human needs. Robert T. Watson, [et al.]. [Nairobi, Kenya?]: United Nations Environment Programme; Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: The World Bank, [1998]. Govt & Law UN QC981.8.C5 P75 1998

Road from Kyoto: hearing before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives. Pt. 1-4. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1999. Govt & Law US Y 4.SCI 2:105-73 to 76

U.S. climate action report - 2002: the United States of America's third national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. U.S. Dept. of State. Washington, D.C., 2002. Govt & Law US EP 1.2:C 61/12 or from EPA or GCRIO.

US Global Change Research Information Office [Web site].

US Global Change Research Program [Web site].

USGS Learning Web: Global Change [Web site]. U.S. Geological Survey.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [Web site].


Greenhouse Gases

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center [Web site].

Controlling carbon dioxide emissions: the tradeable permit system. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. New York: United Nations, 1995. Govt & Law UN QC879.8 .C665 1995

Emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States. Washington, DC: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, U.S. Dept. of Energy. 1993- . Govt & Law US Micro E 3.59: 985- . or
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/index.html (search by title)

Environment in the European Union at the turn of the century: offprint: greenhouse gases and climate change. European Environment Agency. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2000. Govt & Law Europe TD885.5.G73 E685 2000

European Community and member states greenhouse gas emission trends 1990-1999. Bernd Gugele, Manfred Ritter. Copenhagen [Denmark]: European Environment Agency; Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications of the European Communities, 2001. Govt & Law Europe TD885.5.G73 G84 2001

Inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks: 1990- . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1998-.

Overview of national programmes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Jan Berdowski [et al.]. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities; Lanham, Md.: Bernan Associates [distributor], 1999. Govt & Law Europe TD885.5.G73 B47 1999

Promoting development while limiting greenhouse gas emissions: trends & baselines. José Goldemberg, Walter Reid, editors. New York: United Nations Development Programme: Washington, DC: World Resources Institute, 1999. Govt & Law UN QC 912.3 .P76 1999

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: the role of voluntary programmes. Paris: United Nations Environment Programme, Industry and Environment Programme Activity Centre; Washington, DC: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Division, 1997. Govt & Law UN TD885.5.G73 R44 1997


Ozone Layer Depletion

Action on ozone. Nairobi, Kenya: Ozone Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme, 2000. Govt & Law UN QC879.7 .A368 2000

Environmental effects of ozone depletion: 1998 assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). [Nairobi]: UNEP Ozone Secretariat, 1998. Govt & Law UN QC879.7 .U543 1998

Handbook for the international treaties for the protection of the ozone layer: the Vienna Convention (1985), the Montreal Protocol (1987). 5th ed. Nairobi, Kenya: Ozone Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme, 2000. Govt & Law UN K3593 .H36 2000

The Ozone Secretariat [Web site]. United Nations Environment Programme.

Protection of the ozone layer. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation: Office of Air and Radiation: World Resources Institute, [1995]. Govt & Law US EP 1.2:Oz 7/16

Scientific assessment of ozone depletion, 1998. Washington, DC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme; Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Organization; Brussels, Belgium: European Commission, [1999]. Govt & Law UN QC879.7 .S253 1999 v.1-2

Stratospheric ozone depletion: a focus on EPA's research. [Patrick Burke]. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, [1995]. Govt & Law US EP 1.2:Oz 7/14

Synthesis of the reports of the Scientific, Environmental Effects, and Technology and Economic Assessment Panels of the Montreal Protocol: a decade of assessments for decision makers regarding the protection of the ozone layer: 1988-1999. United Nations Environment Programme, Ozone Secretariat; [Editors: Daniel L. Albritton, Lambert Kuijpers]. Nairobi: UNEP, 1999. Govt & Law UN QC879.7 .U65 1999


Climate Data & Trends

Climate Diagnostics Center [Web site].

The Climate of 2002 (with links to earlier years). National Climatic Data Center.

Climates of the states. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm., 1959-1972. Govt & Law US C 30.71/3:, C 55.221: Ohio online.

Climatological data [state]. Asheville, NC: National Climatic Data Center, 1975-. 1898-1975 digital collection. Online from NCDC Oct. 1997-. Online free to .edu domain addresses; access can also be provided in the Govt & Law Dept. (Earlier issues, Govt & Law US C 55.214/)

CLIMVIS [Web site]. National Climatic Data Center.

Monthly normals of temperature, precipitation, and heating and cooling degree days 1941-1970: Ohio. Asheville, NC: National Climatic Center, 1973. Govt & Law US C 55.286:OH 3/941-70

Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, and Heating and Cooling Degree Days 1971-2000. Asheville, NC: National Climatic Data Center. (Online free to .edu domain addresses; access can also be provided in the Govt & Law Dept.); or just see Ohio.

National Climatic Data Center [Web site].

U.S. Climate at a Glance [Web site]. National Climatic Data Center.

United States Interactive Climate Pages. Climate Diagnostics Center.

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