Resources For Learning More About Climate Change
This article is part of a series on taking action to mitigate climate change.
Climate change is a big topic, which crosses over many domains of human existence. Learning about the different aspects helps us to make the best decisions on tackling climate change, and enables us to talk to others more authentically about our activities.
Compiled below is a collection of online resources to help you understand more about the different facets of climate change: its causes, how it impacts real people, the solutions, the underlying philosophies and approaches, and how it relates to systems, policies and technologies.
What is climate change?
- https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change
- https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/
- https://climateprimer.mit.edu/
- https://www.unep.org/resources/report/kick-habit-un-guide-climate-neutrality
How climate change impacts real people
- https://www.wateraid.org/uk/stories/climate-stories
- https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/classroom-resources/stories-climate-change/
- https://www.worldbank.org/en/what-we-do/climate-stories-project
- https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/11/four-students-recount-climate-changes-impact-on-their-lives/
- https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/stories-of-climate-change-learn-and-think-about-the-impacts-of-the-climate-cris-620919/
- https://www.carbonbrief.org/migration-ties-to-home-are-key-for-himalayan-communities-that-stay-despite-climate-risks/
The big solutions
- https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/challenges/climate-change/solutions-climate-change/
- https://www.unep.org/interactive/six-sector-solution-climate-change/
- https://climate.mit.edu/what-can-be-done-about-climate-change
- https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2022/05/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-nature-based-solutions-to-climate-change
Mitigation and actions for living climate-neutrally
- https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/mitigation
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/climate-change-mitigation
- https://david-charles.medium.com/what-to-do-about-climate-change-6368f670d0dd
- https://www.unep.org/resources/report/kick-habit-un-guide-climate-neutrality
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-s-the-difference-between-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation
Adaptation and resilience
- https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/climate-adaptation
- https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-climate-change-adaptation/
- https://www.oecd.org/climate-change/theme/resilience/
- https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-locally-led-adaptation-can-help-address-climate-change/
Ethics
- https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ethical-principles-climate-change
- https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/ethics-and-global-climate-change-84226631/
- https://daily-philosophy.com/charles-ethics-climate-change/
Social justice / climate justice
- https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/58334/climate-justice-and-social-justice-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/
- https://en.unesco.org/courier/2019-3/climate-and-social-justice
- https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/climate-change-social-justice-summary.pdf
Finance and economics
- https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-climate-finance-and-where-will-it-come-from/
- https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/climate-finance
- https://www.oecd.org/climate-change/finance-usd-100-billion-goal/
- https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/environment-news/climate-change/62136/is-green-growth-the-future
- https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/international-action-climate-change/international-climate-finance_en
- https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/12/index.htm
- https://www.jstor.org/journal/climchanecon
Policy
- https://climateactiontracker.org/
- https://climate-laws.org/
- https://climatepolicydatabase.org/
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110602
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000030
- https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tcpo20
Technology and innovation
- https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/could-new-technology-solve-climate-change/
- https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/11/can-tech-save-us-from-worst-of-climate-change-effects-doesnt-look-good/
- https://www.uncclearn.org/wp-content/uploads/library/19-00405e-turning-digital-technology-innovation.pdf
- https://www.ctc-n.org/about-ctcn
- https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-technology-and-climate-change-a-call-to-action
- https://www.oecd.org/env/cc/49076220.pdf
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