Global Warming Links
World Resources Institute, Climate Analysis Indicator Tool
http://cait.wri.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
U.S. EPA on Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch
United Nations Framework on Convention Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu
The Sierra Club Foundation
http://www.sierraclub.org
The Stern Review
http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/independent_review
National Geographic
http://green.nationalgeographic.com
Did You Know?
The International Rice Research Institute estimates that global rice production results in 100 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year.
Fast Facts
1. Agriculture is the 2nd largest industrial source of global GHGs.
2. Nitrogen fertilizer accounts for 1/3 of GHG emissions from agriculture.
3. GHG emissions from global rice production are equal to GHG emissions from about 18 million average US cars.