Web Resources

Overview

Australian Environment Organisations

Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) http://www.cana.net.au/ 

CANA is an alliance of over 30 regional, state and national environmental, health, community development, and research groups from throughout Australia. Their website has a range of information about what is happening and what should be happening.

Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/issues/climate-change

The Greenpeace website has general information about the causes of, effects of and evidence for climate change as well as information about their own campaigns.

NSW Nature Conservation Council http://www.nccnsw.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=22&Itemid=646

The Nature Conservation Council has information about a number of climate change campaigns including their campaign to set a 15% target for renewable energy by 2012.

Friends of the Eath http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/climate/

Friends of the Earth focus on the link between land clearing and climate change. Land clearing, often illegal but not prosectued, is a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions.

Government resources

United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unep.org/

This is the website for the United Nations' Environment Programme. It includes a range of information, including the UNEP's One Planet Many People report, which has the latest evidence on environmental issues and lots of presentations on issues and regions.

Australian Greenhouse Office http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/index.html

This is the official Federal Government site on Greenhouse issues. It contains a number of resources on issues, policy and monitoring. Of particular interest is Global Warming: Cool it! - a household guide on how to reduce your impact on climate change. The guide is available at http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/gwci/index.html

NSW Greenhouse Office http://www.greenhouseinfo.nsw.gov.au/home

This is the official NSW Government site on Greenhouse issues. It addresses climate change and greenhouse issues generally, as well as detailing the NSW Government's responses and policy initatives.

Political Party Information and Campaigns

Federal Ministerial Press Releases http://www.deh.gov.au/minister/env/2006/index.html

This is the site of the Federal Liberal Party Minister for the Environment, Ian Campbell. It lists press releases from the federal govenment on environmental issues.

Labor Party on Climate Change http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/file.php?file=/climate.html

This is the website of Federal Shadow Environment Minister Anthony Albanese. It gives an overview of what the ALP is doing in response to climate change, including their report on the effects of climate change on Pacific islands, Our Drowning Neighbours.

Greens on Climate Change http://greens.org.au/hotissues/climatechange

This is the Australian Greens website's section on climate change. It gives an overview of what the problem is and how it can be addressed. A copy of their petition on climate change can be downloaded from http://www.nsw.greens.org.au/news/pdf/House_of_reps_Climate_petition1.pdf