| Agenda (provisional) | Speakers | Frameworks | Useful Documents |
| Title | Description. (Anything in "quotes" is a self-description from the web-site) |
| (International) Climate Politics | |
| "Earth Negotiations Bulletin" | On the UNFCCC and IPCC meetings, you court serious ignorance if you do not read the summaries provided by the climate portion of the publications service of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. |
| Climate Science | |
| Hadley Centre (Met Office) | "Climate Change is a global issue and the Met Office Hadley Centre is leading international research into what could happen under climate change, and the impacts on current and future generations." |
| Natural Environment Research
Council (NERC) | "NERC funds world-class science in universities and our own research centres that increases knowledge and understanding of the natural world. We are tackling the 21st century's major environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity and natural hazards. We lead in providing independent research and training in the environmental sciences." |
| Quantifying and
Understanding the Earth System (QUEST) | "Quantifying Earth system processes and feedbacks for better informed assessments of alternative futures of the global environment. Human activities are altering the atmosphere and oceans, transforming ecosystems, and changing the climate, over and above natural changes. Although people are global players in the Earth system, we don’t understand well enough how it works, why it changes, and how it will respond to our growing influence. Yet environmental changes are gathering speed, increasingly affecting ecosystems and human welfare." |
| Royal Society | Hosts
of this conference! "The Royal Society, the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth, is at the cutting edge of scientific progress. It supports many top young scientists, engineers and technologists. It influences science policy, it debates scientific issues with the public and much more."They have climate change pages here: Recently asked Exxon to cease and desist from funding climate change deniers.... |
| Real Climate | "RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science." |
| NB Other (international) scientific bodies, especially ESSP, will be linked to by end August 2007 | |
| Climate Policy | |
| Climate Strategies | "Climate Strategies aims to assist governments in solving the collective action problem of climate change. It convenes international groups of experts to provide rigorous, fact-based and independent assessment on international climate change policy. It aims to connect leading applied research on international climate change issues to the policy process and public debate, raising the quality and coherence of advice provided on policy formation. To effectively communicate insights into climate change policy, Climate Strategies works with decision-makers in governments and business, particularly, but not restricted to, the countries of the European Union and EU institutions." |
| Future International Action on Climate Change (fiacc) | "This website has been developed by Ecofys upon the initiative and with the support of the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany and the DG Environment of the European Commission. The purpose of this website is to provide an interactive international platform for discussion on future international action on climate change, including approaches of a post-2012 commitment regime under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol. The website is targeted to individuals that are active in thinking about future action on climate change such as researchers, climate modellers, members of country delegations to the UNFCCC, NGOs and any other individuals interested in the topic." |
| Pew Centre on Global Climate Change | "The Pew Center on Global Climate Change was established in 1998 as a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization. The Center's mission is to provide credible information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change. Working on an issue that is often polarized and politicized, the Pew Center provides a forum for objective research and analysis and for the development of pragmatic policies and solutions." |
| Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research | Sponsors of this
conference! "The Tyndall Centre brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, who together are working to develop sustainable responses to climate change through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue on both a national and international level - not just within the research community, but also with business leaders, policy advisors, the media and the public in general." They produce regular working papers. |
| UK Business Council on
Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE) | The UKBCSE was formally launched in January 2002, and was set up at the suggestion of Government and leading NGOs to create a framework for high level policy engagement across the energy sector on climate change, sustainable development and the transition to the wider use of sustainable energy. |
| Ecofys | "Ecofys has a clear mission: a sustainable energy supply for everyone. This is the goal that everyone in our company believes in and strives for. In a company that is a leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency, knowledge and innovation are key factors in turning the ideas of today into the viable realities of tomorrow." |
| Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership | "The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active, global public-private partnership that structures policy and regulatory initiatives for clean energy, and facilitates financing for energy projects. Backed by more than 200 national governments, businesses, development banks and NGOs, REEEP is uniquely placed to contribute to international, national and regional policy dialogues. Our aim is to accelerate the integration of renewables into the energy mix and to advocate energy efficiency as a path to improved energy security and reduced carbon emissions, ensuring socio-economic benefits." |