The worst case scenario sees the Amazon rainforest burning, huge amounts of methane being released by Siberian peat bogs and so on - by the time today's six year olds are 60, such a scenario would see global warming already out of control.
Mark Lynas
Climate Change Links
Reducing Energy Consumption
| Energy Saving Trust | For practical energy saving information from buying lightbulbs to installing solar panels and where to get them. Tel 0800 512012. EST Online Home Energy Check |
| Carbon Trust | Tel 0800 0852005 for advice to businesses on how to cut energy and carbon emissions. |
| Act on CO2 | Central
government campaign site with help and advice for consumers to help us reduce our emissions. |
| Devon County Council Environment site | Advice to householders on calculating carbon emissions and cutting down consumption |
| Efficiencity | Visit Efficiencity to find out how to make our town enjoy lower greenhouse gas emissions, cheaper bills and better energy security. |
| Climate Change & Your Home | Sound advice on energy efficiency and installing mnicrogeneration in old and listed buildings. |
| DARE | Devon Association for Renewable Energy offers facts, figures, help and funding advice on renewable energy |
| GrownUpGreen | A site which encourages people to think and act in ways which protect and improve the natural environment. |
| Resurgence | A detailed calculator to work out your carbon footprint. |
| Beyond Green | Applying the principles of sustainable development to housing, regeneration, lifestyles and design |
| Forum for the Future | A charity that works in partnership with business, the public sector and others to build a sustainable future. |
| Chagford Hub | The central point for all things sustainable in Chagford. |
| 80% by 2050 | An excellent blog written by Adrian Colston of the National Trust, based at Parke. A collection of information sources about many aspects of climate change, peak oil and sustainability. |
| Eco Driving Film | Eco-driving tips from the Devon Drivers' centre to use less fuel and save money while reducing emissions |
| CarShare Devon |
Devon's free carshare service |
| EV World | All you need to know about electric and hybrid vehicles |
| Targetneutral | How to become a CO2 neutral driver courtesy of BP |
| Moorcar | Ashburton based rural car club - coming soon to Bovey! |
Waste
| DCCN | Devon Community Composting network, the experts on setting up a community composting project. |
| Freecycle | A list of Freecycle groups in Devon. Freecycle groups match people who have unwanted items with people who can use them. |
| Recyling information from Teignbridge DC | Access to information about what happens to our recyclables and waste once it's been collected |
| Love Food Hate Waste | A campaign site with tips on how to cut down on food waste |
| Plastic Bag Free | Campaign site set up by Modbury, UK's first plastic bag free town with facts and info on how to go plastic bag free. |
Climate Science
| The IPCC synthesis report | The future of our planet in 23 pages from November 2007. An integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report |
| Hadley Centre | Met Office's Hadley Centre (for climate research) |
| Tyndall Centre | Tyndall Centre (for climate change) |
| Climate Change controversies - a simple guide |
The Royal Society has produced this overview of the current state of scientific understanding of climate change to help non-experts better understand some of the debates in this complex area of science. |
| Skeptical Science | A website that debunks the arguments of climate sceptics. It has a great skepticometer! |
| Climate Change - a guide for the perplexed | A round-up of common climate myths and misconceptions to convince people who STILL think there is no scientific consensus that climate change is man-made. |
| SW Climate Change Impact Partnership | Climate change impacts on the SW |
| 6 Degrees | National Geographic have filmed Mark Lynas's 6 Degrees, Our Future on a Hotter Planet, a chilling analysis of what will happen to our world for every degree of warming. |
| The State of the Planet | Graphics from the BBC showing the state of the planet in October 2007 |
Fun Stuff
| Check out these two YouTube clips which parody global warming: | |
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