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Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project EIAs
Legal and Scientific Resources for Climate Change
Cases
India -- Association for Environment Protection v. The Principal Conservator of Forests & Ors (Original Petition) (2010.03.23) (Preventing indiscriminate cutting of trees)
Spain/España -- ARCA v Administración de la Comunidad de Castilla y León. Nullifying the decree approving the Plan for Managing Natural Resources of Fuentes Carrionas and Fuente Cobre-Montana Palentina (Palencia) Natural Space. (Provided by AJA thanks to
Spain/España – ARCA v Administración de la Comunidad de Castilla y León. Declaración de nulidad de pleno derecho del PORN de Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina. (Facilitada por AJÁ gracias al apoyo de la Fundación Biodiversidad)
U.K. -- Stuart Dimmock v. Secretary of State for Education and Skills, [2007] EWHC 2288 (Admin) (Inconvenient Truth case)
Walker v the Minister for Planning & Ors [2007] NSWLEC 741 (case note)
General Publications
Are We There Yet? Ecologically Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Climate Change Litigation: A Growing Phenomenon (April 2008)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Summary for Policymakers
Liberia -- Report by the Special Presidential Committee to investigate an alleged Carbon Credit Concession Agreement Between the Liberian Government and Carbon Harvesting Corporation of the United Kingdom
REDD Myths: A Critical Review of Proposed Mechanisms to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries (2008)
Right to Carbon or Right to Life: Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change
Sri Lanka -- Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation in Sri Lanka (2009)
Laws
Australia -- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act (2007)(amended 2008)
Austria -- NAP 2008-2012 Nationaler Zuteilungsplan fur Osterreich gemäß 11 Emissionszertifikategesetz (in German)
Belgium -- National Allocation Plan 2008-2012
Bulgaria -- National Allocation Plan 2008-2012
Canada -- Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (2007)
Cyprus -- NAP 2008-2012
Cyprus -- NAP 2008-2012
Czech Republic -- NAP 2008-2012 Národní alokacní plán Ceské republiky (in Czech)
Denmark -- NAP 2008-2012
Estonia -- NAP 2008-2012
Finland -- NAP 2008-2012 Suomen Esitys Päästöoikeuksien Kansalliseksi Jakosuunnitelmaksi Vuosille 2008–2012 (in Finnish)
Ireland -- Ireland’s NAP 2008-2012
Japan -- Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming (1998)
New Zealand -- Climate Change Response Act (2002)
New Zealand -- Climate Change Response Amendment Act (2006)
U.K. -- United Kingdom Climate Change Act 2008
Ukraine -- DRAFT Law on Greenhouse Gasesill (not adopted)
United Kingdom -- Climate Change Act 2008
United Kingdom -- Climate Change Program Information
United Kingdom -- NAP Phase I: 2005-2007
United Kingdom -- Phase II: 2008-2012
United States -- Connecticut: An Act Concerning Connecticut Global Warming Solutions
United States -- Pennsylvania Climate Change Act (2008)
Other Resources
Australia -- Australian Government Action Plan on Climate Change
Australia -- National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (2007)
Austria -- National climate strategy 2007 for Austria (in German)
Bangladesh -- National Adaptation Programme of Action (UNFCCC document)
Brazil -- National Plan on Climate Change
Bulgaria -- National Action Plan on Climate Change
Bulgaria -- National Action Plan on Climate Change
Canada -- National Climate Change Action Plan
China -- National Climate Change Program
China -- Summary: Key Elements
Clean Development Mechanism: Opportunities for public participation in project approval
Costa Rica -- National Climate Change Strategy
Czech Republic -- National Program to Abate Climate Change Impacts in the Czech Republic
European Union -- Adapting to Climate Change in the EU
European Union -- European Climate Change Programme
European Union -- European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Finland -- Finland's National Strategy For Adaptation To Climate Change
Germany -- Germany’s National Climate Protection Programme (in German)
Germany -- The Integrated Energy and Climate Programme of the German Government
Iceland -- Iceland’s Climate Change Strategy (2007)
India -- National Action Plan on Climate Change (2008)
Ireland -- National Climate Change Strategy (2007)
Mexico -- National Strategy on Climate Change
Poland -- National Climate Strategy
Romania -- National Action Plan for Climate Change of Romania (2005-2007)
Singapore -- National Climate Change Strategy (2008)
South Africa -- Initial Policy Framework (annotated Policy Table of Contents) and Discussion Document
South Africa -- National Climate Change Response Policy (2004)(unfccc document)
Spain -- National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2008)(in Spanish)
Sweden -- National Climate Policy
U.S. -- Position of the United State of America on Climate Change with Respect to the World Heritage Convention and World Heritage Sites
U.S. -- Alaska Climate Change Strategy
U.S. -- Arizona Climate Change Action Initiative
U.S. -- California Climate Adaptation Strategy
U.S. -- Colorado Climate Action Plan
U.S. -- Florida Adaptation Strategies
U.S. -- Florida: Energy and Climate Change Action Plan
U.S. -- Maryland: Climate Action Plan (2008)
U.S. -- New Hampshire: NH Climate Action Plan
U.S. -- Response to the Position of the United States on Climate Change with Respect to the World Heritage Convention
Related Links
http://climate.bna.com/Climapedia.html
CICERO - Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo
Climate Ark
http://www.idrc.ca/ccaa/
Climate Solutions
Climatic Research Unit
CO2e.com
David Suzuki Foundation
E.U. -- Climate Change site
Global Environmental Facility - Banco Mundial
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/State-Adapation-Planning-02-11-08_0.pdf
Renewable Energy Policy Project
Rules about CDM (Clean Development Mechanism)
http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/surviving.pdf
U.S. -- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
http://www.unep.org/pdf/081127_POZNANBKL_web.pdf
http://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/app...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat