Additional Resources
For a newsfeed of articles related to the Copenhagen climate talks, click here.
For links to additional resources about the issues of Adaptation, Climate Science, Mitigation, Finance and REDD, click here.
For general newsroom and additional resources beyond this site, see below.
Newsrooms and Media Portals
Official COP15 Site–News and general information about the COP from the host country.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change–UNFCCC’s main page, see below for specific resources.
Climate-L.org– “A knowledge management project for international negotiations and related activities on climate change run by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).” Features original content and news about climate change in general and the negotiations in particular.
EurActiv.org’s Climate Change Page–EurActiv.org is a Europe-focused “independent media portal fully dedicated to EU affairs.”
Climate Change Media Partnership Roster–The roster is a “directory of experts who are able to talk to journalists about various aspects of climate change,” created by The Climate Change Media Partnership.
AP Facebook Hub–The Associated Press will join 10 other news agencies to create a single Facebook page to interact with news consumers across the globe during the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen.
Climate Conversation–”The power charts of the most prominent publications, reporters, blogs and twitterati are generated by searching Factiva, Moreover, Google Blog Search and Twitter for mentions of the Copenhagen COP15 Climate Change Summit (and associated keywords) in English, French, German, Spanish, Portugese, Danish, Chinese, Russian and Italian articles/posts.”
UNFCCC Resources
UNFCCC Cop 15 Media Page–Registration, hotel information, notes to media, etc.
Schedule of Copenhagen Side Events–The official schedule from the UNFCCC.
Cop15 Virtual Participation–YouTube, Twitter, Webcasts and more.
Cop15 Navigator iPhone App–Logistics information, latest news, maps and more.
UNFCCC Essential Background Portal–A great resource to get oriented to the issues.
NGO Links
Climate Action Network–A worldwide network of over 450 NGOs, CAN recently released an important document: CAN’s Fair, Ambitious & Binding: Essentials for a successful climate deal (pdf). During the negotiations, CAN produces a daily newsletter called ECO which can also be found on their blog, along with videos and other content. The US Chapter has produced a briefing book that will be helpful for those on the ground and those covering the events from abroad.
TckTckTck’s Media Page–TckTckTck is a global alliance,of leading international, national and local organizations addressing environment, development, poverty, human rights, health and humanitarian issues.
WWF’s “New Global Climate Deal” Portal–Factsheets, report links, background and more.
Natural Resources Defense Council’s Global Warming Page–Covers many aspects of the issue, including health, economic and environmental impacts.
Friends of the Earth’s Page on Global Warming–Resources and background with a focus on domestic climate policy and climate equity.
Greenpeace’s Global Warming and Energy Page–Science, solutions and more from the environmental NGO.
Oxfam’s Climate Change Page–Interactive features, background info, and more from the international NGO.
OneClimate.net–”OneClimate helps you find the best campaigning and action-oriented information you need, not just from one organization but gathered together from hundreds of trusted organizations around the world.”
Third World Network (TWN)–TWN is an “independent non-profit international network of organisations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, Third World and North-South affairs.”
World Resources Institute (WRI)–WRI is an “environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)–A non profit policy research institute dedicated to the pursuit of sustainable development, view their page dedicated to UNFCCC activities here. During the negotiations, IISD produces a daily newsletter called Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)–An independent international research organization, the IIED’s climate change focus is largely on the issues of adaptation and offsets. Check out their COP15 Guide for Journalists here.
Other Resources
The Climate Interactive Scoreboard–This scorecard “uses the C-ROADS-CP model to calculate the long-term climate impacts of proposals under consideration in the negotiations to produce a global climate treaty.”
The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool–An “information and analysis tool on global climate change developed by the World Resources Institute. CAIT provides a comprehensive and comparable database of greenhouse gas emissions data (including all major sources and sinks) and other climate-relevant indicators.
Climate Action Tracker–”Detailed information on individual country pledges for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Developed by EcoFys and Climate Analytics.”
Sandbag Copenhagen–Target Converter–Interactive tool converts various reduction projections and allows for variable baseline years.
Greenhouse Development Rights–The Greenhouse Development Rights framework “quantifies the official principles of the UNFCCC…with the goal of providing a coherent, principle-based way to calculate and compare national obligations to pay for both mitigation and adaptation.” Their site features the GDR Calculator, a web-based interactive interface allowing the user to see the effects of changing various parameters.
The GOOD Guide to COP15–Rich in graphics and basic background material, this guide is compiled by GOOD, a media platform “for the people, businesses, and NGOs moving the world forward.”
ClimateDeal.org–Climatedeal.org is an online, open-content and collaborative question-and-answer platform on climate change related issues.