News sites |  FAQs and responding to climate denial |  Videos | General resources on climate change | Climate science|  Climate change: advocacy and policy | Renewable energy research, finance and industry bodies | State and Territory government sites | City and local government action | Other climate change links | Online courses on climate change |Australian environmental organisations - general | Environment and development |  Other environmental links and networks | Labor and related links

The organisations linked here represent a wide range of opinion and expertise in Australian society and beyond. LEAN and the ALP do not control and are not responsible for content of external pages linked.  

Environment news - general

• econews.com.au 
• Making Environmental News : free email update subscription service

Climate news sites

• RenewEconomy
  Clean energy news and analysis of the new industrial revolution, from Australia and around the world. 
• Climate spectator
  Climate news with business focus. Free subscription service provides daily email.
• Climate News Network free email subscription service (global)
• Reality drop Daily selection of climate truths and climate denial lies
• It's Burning: Blog/twitter based site - very current, very live 
• Carbon economy links on Sydney Morning Herald | The Age | Brisbane Times | WA today | Canberra Times |
• Climate desk Mainly but not exclusively US focussed journalistic collaboration

FAQs and responding to climate denial

• Climate science FAQs and busting denialist myths: Over 170 common climate denial myths busted, from skepticalscience.com
• Climate Scientists Australia FAQ 
• CSIRO climate FAQ 
• How to talk to a climate skeptic  from grist.org: stages of denial; scientific topics; types of argument and arguments by levels of sophistication
• 5 Common Climate Change Myths Busted: Climate Council
• The Guardian: The Ultimate Climate Change FAQ 
• FAQs: University Corporation for Academic Research (US universitities and colleges cooperative venture) 
• NASA climate FAQ
• Renewable energy FAQs: Energy Matters

Videos

• Videos on climate change and related topics

General resources on climate change

• Australian parliamentary library climate change resources
• US Environment Protection Agency climate change page including basic facts
• Climate Reality project
• 1010 photo gallery on renewable energy

See also: archive of LEAN's posts on Twitter (lots of links with occasional comments)

Climate science

• CSIRO climate change page including ebook on science and solutions
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology climate change page
• NASA climate change page

Climate change:  advocacy and policy

Climate Change Authority

The Authority (chaired by former Reserve Bank chairman Bernie Fraser) provides independent advice on Australia’s emissions reduction targets and other climate change initiatives. Tony Abbott is trying to pass legislation to silence this independent expert voice before it can publish its final report! Labor says no.  

• The Final Report of the Targets and Progress Review was released on 27 February 2014. See the Summary of the Report (PDF)| Recommendations (PDF) | Full text of report (PDF) | Media release (HTML or PDF) | Webcast of press conference | FAQ
• See also the Authority's draft report recommending increased emissions reductions; expert roundtable on emissions budgets; and submissions in response to the Draft Report.
• Climate Commission archive
  National Library archive of the materials of the Climate Commission - abolished by Tony Abbott's Government as one of their first acts - including reports and publications, presentations and slides, animations and posters
• Climate Council
  Independent expert information. Citizen funded replacement for the Climate Commission, which was abolished by Tony Abbott's Government. Information resources include Summary of Climate Authority report | Record weather and climate change | Bushfires and climate change
• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 
  News, developments and archives
• The Climate Institute 
  Independent research and communications organisation focused on highlighting impacts of climate change and finding solutions. Frequent news updates and resources including comparison of climate policies for the 2013 Federal Election (PDF)
• Beyond Zero Emissions Australia
  Research and advocacy organisation promoting ten year transition plan to zero emissions for Australia. Extensive resources on site including buildings plan, stationary energy plan, fact sheets, podcasts
• 350 Australia  
  Organisation promoting action to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere from current levels approaching 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm.
• Australian Youth Climate Coalition 
  Movement of over 90,000 young people
• Grattan Institute  
  A real (not tobacco funded!) public policy think tank. Major work on climate, including 2012 Building the Bridge report

Renewable energy research, finance and industry bodies

• Clean Energy Council
  Peak industry body for over 550 Australian clean energy companies and 4500 solar installers.
  Site includes membership lists, policy and advocacy, news, and reports  (PDF files) including Guide to Installing Solar PV for Business and Industry | Employment Benefits of Clean Energy | Benefit of the Renewable Energy Target to Australia's Energy Markets and Economy | Response to calls for changes to the RET
• Australian Renewable Energy Agency 
  Established to make renewable energy solutions more affordable and increase the amount of renewable energy used in Australia. Site includes details of wide range of initiatives and  funded projects 
• Clean Energy Finance Corporation 
  Legislated fund dedicated to investing in clean energy. Very successful commercially and environmentally as detailed by site; but proposed to be abolished by Tony Abbott and his Government.

State and Territory government climate sites

• NSW http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/climatechange.htm
• Victoria http://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/
• Queensland http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/climatechange/
• South Australia  http://www.sa.gov.au/topics/water-energy-and-environment/climate-change
• Western Australia http://www.walgaclimatechange.com.au/impacts.htm
• Tasmania http://www.climatechange.tas.gov.au/
• ACT http://www.environment.act.gov.au/climate_change
• Northern Territory ??

Other climate change links

• Clean energy future (PDF): 2012 government information.
  Now removed from Department of the Environment site by Tony Abbott's Government, but archived at 2013electionwatch.com.au
• Energy efficiency page from Department of Industry - when viewed 23 December 2013 still contained range of useful information
• Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution: The roadmap for a cleaner, stronger economy (PDF)
  Joint ACTU / Australian Council of Trade Unions report
• The Carbon Map 
  See the world mapped by historical emissions, carbon reserves, people at risk and more
• International Energy Agency climate change page 
• Carbon visuals : What if CO2 wasn't invisible? 

Online courses on climate change

• List of Massive Open Online Courses on Climate Change
• World Bank: Turn Down the Heat (commences 27 January 2014)
• Macquarie University Graduate School of Management (commences 13 January 2014)
• University of Exeter online course on climate change (commences 13 January 2014)

​Australian environmental organisations - general

• Australian Conservation Foundation
  Campaigns and resources on climate change |  land and forests | new economics |  Northern Australia and nuclear free | Oceans and rivers | Sustainable living
• Conservation councils: ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tasmania | Victoria | WA
• Friends of the Earth Australia 
  Federation of local groups. Campaigns on climate justice, nanotechnology, maintenance of Federal environmental standards and more
• Melbourne University Sustainable Society Institute 
  Work on issues including climate change; water food and energy; urban futures; biodiversity and conservation
• Total Environment Centre 
  Campaigns and resources on climate change | green energy action | natural areas | healthy green living | urban sustainability | waste and recycling

• The Wilderness Society
  Campaigns on natural heritage sites around Australia
• World Wildlife Fund Australia
  Campaigns on critical areas and species and on reducing humanity's ecological footprint including climate change, through approaches including transforming markets towards sustainability and policy briefs including Brief on Renewable Energy and the Carbon Price (August 2013)

Environment and development 

• News on renewable energy and poverty reduction 
• Big facts on climate change, agriculture and food security 
• International Renewable Energy Agency: Includes reports (e.g. renewable energy and emploment); database of renewables measures
• Global Environment Facility : Independent institution which co-finances thousands of environmental projects and serves as financial mechanism for climate change and other international conventions
• Oxfam climate change page
  Unchecked climate change will disproportionately affect the poor and the poor need adaptation assistance. Site includes plan of action (PDF)
• Australian Council for International Development climate and environment page

Other environment links and networks

• Climate Action Network Australia
• Climatemovement.org.au links to local groups
• Australian Student Environment Network
• OECD environmental data and indicators 
• School environmental networks: NSW | Victoria |
• Environment and energy stories on The Conversation
• Environment360 from Yale University
• Massive Open Online Courses : environment list
• The Guardian: environment news

Labor and related links

• ALP national site
• Links from the Chifley Research Centre
• Labor poster to share: 3 facts about climate change

Last updated 16 February 2014