LibGuides: Climate Change: Advocacy & Solutions

Current Events and Campaigns

COP26 The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is underway in Glasgow. The COP26 summit brings parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read: Goals of COP26

Pricing Carbon Citizens' Climate Lobby campaign to enact a fee on carbon dioxide at the point of production.

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 a "sweeping climate and health care package that invests $369 billion in energy, climate, and justice over 10 years" (NRDC) was signed into law on August 16, 2022.
Analysis from:

Climate Change Solutions

En-ROADS: from Climate Interactive, Ventana Systems & MIT Sloan
A transparent, freely-available policy simulation model that gives everyone the chance to design their own scenarios to limit future global warming.
more...less...
You can try your own experiments and assumptions, and get immediate feedback on the likely impacts. The simulation, developed by Climate Interactive, Ventana Systems, and MIT Sloan, runs on an ordinary laptop in a fraction of a second, is available online, offers an intuitive interface, has been carefully grounded in the best available science, and has been calibrated against a wide range of existing integrated assessment, climate and energy models.
Project Drawdown
"The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions"
more...less...
"Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown”— the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change — as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible."
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
NREL is transforming energy through research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Economists' Statement on Carbon Dividends | Climate Leadership Council. "The Largest Public Statement of Economists in History."

Monitoring Progress

Climate Action Tracker
An independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C."

Advocacy Organizations

Citizens Climate Lobby
Advocacy and education organization focused on reducing carbon emissions through carbon fee and dividend legislation.
more...less...
Excellent source for climate change information, advocacy training, opportunities for communicating to legislators, and collaborating with other citizens.
Climate Leadership Council
Bipartisan group focused on carbon dividend plans, including border carbon adjustment (BCA).
Climate Reality
Started by former Vice President Al Gore, this is "a diverse group of passionate individuals who’ve come together to solve the greatest challenge of our time. We are activists, cultural leaders, organizers, scientists, and storytellers committed to building a sustainable future together."
Earth.org
Not-for-profit environmental organisation based in Hong Kong; advocate for sustainable economic policies, for the protection of the natural environment and an extension of governance or oversight to cover the global commons.
Sierra Club
"The most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our millions of members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world."
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a member-supported nonprofit that’s fighting for a safer and healthier world.
more...less...
Education, communication, and advocacy are key goals of the UCS.

35 Environmental Organizations and Nonprofits For a Sustainable Future (List and Ways You Can Get Involved). @GreenDreamer.com