Perspectives & Further Reading

Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• "The Physical Science Basis: Fourth Assessment Report," IPCC http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg1.htm
• "Greenhouse Gases and Where They Come From," WRI http://www.wri.org/stories/2006/10/greenhouse-gases-and-where-they-come
• "Navigating the Numbers; Energy and Fuels", WRI http://www.wri.org/climate/pubs_description.cfm?pid=4093
• Climate Change 101 – Issue Briefs. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change. http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/climate_change_101/
• "Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change and Energy", EIA http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html
• "Climate Change- Greenhouse Gas Emissions", EPA http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html
• "Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the next 50 years with current technologies" Pacala et al http://carbonsequestration.us/Papers-presentations/htm/Pacala-Socolow-ScienceMag-Aug2004.pdf
• "Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change," Sir Nicholas Stern http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/sternreview_index.cfm

Energy Conservation & Efficiency

• "A Cost Curve For Greenhouse Gas Reduction," McKinsey Quarterly http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/A_cost_curve_for_greenhouse_gas_reduction_1911_abstract
• "Energy Efficiency", IEA http://www.iea.org/Textbase/subjectqueries/keyresult.asp?KEYWORD_ID=4122
• National Association of Energy Service Companies http://www.naesco.org/
• Alliance to Save Energy http://www.ase.org/
• International Institute for Energy Conservation http://www.iiec.org/
• American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy http://www.aceee.org/

Cleaner Emerging Energies Alternatives and Renewable Energy

• "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy", US Department of Energy http://www.eere.energy.gov/
• "Learning About Renewable Energy," National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/learning/
• "Renewables 2007: Global Status Report" http://www.ren21.net/pdf/RE2007_Global_Status_Report.pdf

Nuclear

• Nuclear Energy Institute
  • "How it works" http://www.nei.org/howitworks/
  • "Statistics" http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/nuclear_statistics/
• World Nuclear Association http://www.world-nuclear.org
• International Atomic Energy Agency http://www.iaea.org

Carbon Capture and Storage

• "IPCC Special Report on Carbon Capture and Storage," IPCC http://arch.rivm.nl/env/int/ipcc/pages_media/SRCCS-final/IPCCSpecialReportonCarbondioxideCaptureandStorage.htm
• "Carbon Capture and Sequestration," WRI http://www.wri.org/project/carbon-capture-sequestration

Energy Policy, Markets & Incentives

• "Climate Change 101: International Action", Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/PEW_Climate%20101%20Intl.pdf
• "Climate Change 101: Cap and Trade", Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Cap&Trade.pdf
• "Climate Change 101: Adaptation", Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Adaptation_0.pdf
• "Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options", Resources for the Future http://www.rff.org/rff/Publications/CPF_AssessingUSClimatePolicyOptions.cfm