Resources
Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World (Report)
This 2007 Human Development Report from UNDP explains why the US is key to achieving a balanced global carbon budget, and its social and moral responsibility to other nations to 'carbon proof' its growth.
WMO 2007 GHG Bulletin (Report)
This 4-page bulletin from the World Meterological Organization reports on GHG levels in 2006, the highest on record.
California Green Innovation Index (Report)
This report from Next 10 explains how and why California has grown its robust economy for three decades AND is still greener than any other state. Contains big lessons for federal climate policy.
Evangelical Call to Action on Climate Change (Report)
The Evangelical Climate Initiative is a group of senior evangelical leaders in the United States who are convinced it is time to help solve the problem of global warming. Commitment to the command to love our neighbors, care for “the least of these,” and be proper stewards of creation compels action. This document explains.
Clean Energy Blueprint (Report)
This report from the Union of Concerned Scientists outlines the policies needed to meet at least 20 percent of America's electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020. The measures would save consumers a total of $440 billion, reduce use of coal by nearly 60 percent, and avoid the need for new power plants.
How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor (Report)
It takes 450 pounds of corn to produce enough ethanol to fill the 25-gallon gas tank of an SUV. That corn also contains enough calories to feed one person for one year. This article from Foreign Affairs shines a light on unintended consequences of the US rush to produce and consume biofuels to replace dependence on foreign oil.