Working together to end poverty and injustice
| You are here: what we do > issues we work on > climate change > useful links |
Useful links
New Zealand websites
International Climate Action Network:
Imagine a generation of innovative and motivated young people, who instinctively think and act sustainably. Enviroschools is working towards this vision through a whole school approach to environmental education.
A community social networking & news site focussed on climate change.
What would the front page of the newspapers look like if our world leaders signed for reduced carbon emissions at the Copenhagen climate conference? A funny satirical edition of the International Herald Tribune, created by Greenpeace.
For New Zealand to do its bit to help avoid catastrophic impacts, John Key needs to go to Copenhagen and Sign On to reduce New Zealand’s emissions by 40 per cent by 2020. Put your name to the Sign On climate change petition.
Visit the Clean Energy Guide to find out how energy efficient your electricity provider is and how to make the switch to cleaner energy.
If you missed the environmental make-over TV series WA$TED! Click here:
Living sustainably means living smarter. Learn how to live smarter, reduce your impacts on the environment, and save money. You'll find information to help you make important choices about how you use fuel, electricity and water and what to do with your rubbish.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) provides up-to-date information on the science of climate change, as well as other environmental issues.
Visit New Zealand's climate change solutions website - read about the challenges the country faces, the unique answers New Zealand has come up with and a vision of where New Zealand wants to be in the future.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) promotes a sustainable energy future by changing the way New Zealanders think about and use energy.
The '4 million' site has been developed by the Ministry for the Environment for New Zealand's Four Million Careful Owners. It aims to give New Zealanders insights into issues such as climate change, water, rubbish and other environmental issues that we need to be aware of.
Check out your local council website - they will have loads of useful information about their environmental services and programmes.
Find out how to green-up your office!Other environmental campaigning sites:
Campaign for better public transport:
ECO is an umbrella group of environment and conservation organisations in New Zealand. The website has information about ECO and its member groups as well as New Zealand environmental news.
Fragile World: Working on human rights, the environment and development together.
International websites
TckTckTck is an unprecedented global alliance, representing hundreds of millions of people from all walks of life. It is made up of leading international, national and local organizations addressing environment, development, poverty, human rights, health and humanitarian issues. It represents faith-based groups, youth groups, trade unions and individuals all calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement in December 2009 in Copenhagen. The world is ready!
350 is a global grassroots campaign to stop the climate crisis, building from an International Day of Climate Action on October 24 to the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December.
Joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Live Earth's 24 hours of music across 7 continents on 7.7.07 delivered a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live Earth launched a multi-year campaign to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis. Click here for some of those solutions:
Visit CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science agency site for climate change research in the Asia/Pacific region.
Australian of the year, Tim Flannery, is one of the world's leading writer-scientists and thinkers in environmental science. In his book The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change he argues passionately for the urgent need to address - NOW - the implications of a global climate change that is damaging all life on earth and endangering our very survival.
Gendercc – women for climate justice is a global network of women, gender activists, and gender experts from all world regions working for gender and climate justice. It offers information, case studies, activities, campaigns and tools to help integrate women’s perspectives and gender aspects in climate change policies and measures.
How you can help
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 Millennium Development Goals Working together to lift millions of people out of poverty by 2015. What are the MDGs? |
 Join the call for a fair climate deal Tell John Key that you support a fair climate deal for the Pacific Act now |
 Oxfam Trailwalker 2011 Four people, one goal: 100km in 36 hours. Entries are now open. Sign up now |
 Pakistan Floods An estimated 21 million people have been affected by serious flooding in Pakistan. Oxfam is there. Donate now |