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IPCC Working Group I Workshop on Climate Sensitivity Workshop Report (open access)

IPCC Working Group I Workshop on Climate Sensitivity Workshop Report

This workshop report is a contribution by the IPCC Working Group I for the preparation of the IPCC 4th Assessment Report. The workshop evaluated a range of climate model results in order to improve understanding of climate sensitivity estimates and objectively determine criteria for evaluating results from different climate models.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in the Great Plains region of the United States.
Date: 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Widespread climate-related impacts are occurring now and are expected to increase

This map shows current and projected effects of climate change on various regions of the United States.
Date: 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in the Southeast region of the United States.
Date: unknown
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in Southwest region of the United States.
Date: 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Active Climate Legislative Commissions and Executive Branch Advisory Groups (open access)

Active Climate Legislative Commissions and Executive Branch Advisory Groups

This map shows states with government bodies that study the impacts of climate change and recommend policies for mitigation and adaptation.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force (open access)

Progress report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

This report describes work by the Interagency Climate Change Task Force. The group's goals include forming recommendations for a national strategy for climate change adaptation, improving the resilience and adaptive capacity of the federal government towards climate change, and improving public understanding of specific climate change vulnerabilities.
Date: March 16, 2010
Creator: United States. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (open access)

Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

This report describes policy recommendations for coastal and marine spatial planning in order to protect ecosystems while continuing to allow economic activity.
Date: December 9, 2009
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (open access)

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

This memorandum charges the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force with developing a national policy that ensures protection of oceans as well as a framework for effective coastal and marine spatial planning.
Date: June 12, 2009
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commercial Building Energy Codes (open access)

Commercial Building Energy Codes

This map shows states with building codes for energy efficiency of commercial buildings.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaboration in NEPA: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners (open access)

Collaboration in NEPA: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners

This handbook is a collaboration of research and consultations by the Council on Environmental Quality concerning analyses prepared under the National Environmental Protection Act. This guide introduces interested parties to collaborative principles, and includes suggestions for successful collaborative efforts.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Considering Cumulative Effects Under the National Environmental Policy Act (open access)

Considering Cumulative Effects Under the National Environmental Policy Act

This document is intended to assist Federal agencies with analyzing cumulative effects during the NEPA process. It outlines general principles, common cumulative effects assessment methodologies, and resources for additional information and background data.
Date: January 1997
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact of Climate Range on the Desert Pupfish (open access)

Impact of Climate Range on the Desert Pupfish

This activity is a resource for teachers of grades 5-8 to conduct a lesson on the impact of climate change on a specific species.
Date: June 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (open access)

Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

This executive order establishes guidelines for how federal agencies consume natural resources.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (open access)

Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance

This executive order establishes sustainability and energy efficiency as priorities in the operations of the federal government.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emissions Caps for Electricity (open access)

Emissions Caps for Electricity

This map shows states that cap greenhouse gas emissions through performance standards or through cap and trade systems.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency Standards and Targets (open access)

Energy Efficiency Standards and Targets

This map shows states with policies to promote efficient generation, transmission, and use of energy.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets

This map shows states with greenhouse gas emissions targets.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Registries (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Registries

This map shows states with common systems for consistent and transparent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (open access)

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

This action plan articulates the most significant ecosystem problems for the Great Lakes, and describes efforts to address them. The five areas are toxic substances, invasive species, health and pollution, wildlife and habitat preservation and restoration, and finally a component that covers accountability and evaluation.
Date: February 21, 2010
Creator: United States. Council on Environmental Quality.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Pricing Programs (open access)

Green Pricing Programs

This map shows states that allow utilities customers to pay a premium price to guarantee that a percentage of their energy comes from renewable sources.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building Standards for State Buildings (open access)

Building Standards for State Buildings

This map shows states with energy efficiency standards for government buildings.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes (open access)

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes

This guide describes steps that people can take to protect themselves from disease, disability, and injury that may result from health hazards in the home. The guide also describes society-wide measures to improve public health through healthy homes.
Date: 2009
Creator: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (open access)

Low Carbon Fuel Standard

This map identifies states that are either considering, or have already adopted a low carbon fuel standard.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library