Web links to more climate change networking, information and resources, in Oxfordshire and beyond This page will be expanded to include a directory of local groups active on climate change. If you’d like to be included, please contact us with your details.

Local groups active on climate change, and local sources of info

COIN- ‘Climate Outreach Information Network’

Oxford-based charity educating about climate change through speaker series events, free resources and discussion of solutions etc. Free e-newsletter detailing Oxfordshire based climate change events. http://www.coinet.org.uk/

Environmental Change Institute

Centre of research and outreach and graduate studies about environmental change and management. http://www.climatex.org.uk/admin/articles/article/14/www.eci.ox.ac.uk

Oxford City Council

The City council is responsible for recycling and many energy efficiency measures. Information about saving energy and money, renewable energy and other environmental matters can be found here: http://www.oxford.gov.uk/environment/energy-efficiency.cfm

Oxford County Council

Information about how the County Council is acting both to combat climate change and to adapt to some of the unavoidable climate change we face.
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Climatechange

Oxford based groups, operating nationally

ClimatePrediction.Net

Climateprediction.net is the largest experiment to try and produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. To do this, we need people around the world to give us time on their computers - time when they have their computers switched on, but are not using them to their full capacity. Based at Oxford University.
http://climateprediction.net/

UKCIP- ‘UK Climate Impacts Programme’

Provides scenarios of climate change for the United Kingdom from the Hadley Centre (Met Office), and works with stakeholders to develop understanding of how the UK will have to adapt to climate change. http://www.ukcip.org.uk/

EcoSecurities

Oxford based world-wide consultancy operating within the carbon market and aiming to reduce global carbon emissions. http://www.ecosecurities.com/

Information about oxfordshire: describing and illustrating our county

Oxfordshire wildlife and landscape study

A great site describing oxfordshire's regional character, geology, biodiversity, and administration, with many maps, photos, and aerial views. http://owls.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/owls/home/oxfordshire+regional+character/

Oxford economic partnership

A network of public and private partners focussed on oxford's economy. This site contains facts and figures about oxfordshire and businesses that operate here, with a directory of economic links. http://www.oep.org.uk/index.html

National and international climate change information, news and networking

Climate Challenge

Official UK government site aiming to help all to understand and communicate climate change. http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/

Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Coalition of many UK non-governmental organisations, aiming to ‘stop climate chaos’. Includes faith-based, community action, conservation/wildlife and other groups. http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/

BBC Climate Change Pages

Guide to climate change from the BBC weather centre, with audio clip interviews, other links, and discussion on impacts and adaptation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/

Real Climate

A site written by real climate scientists. Access to the scientific questions, links to many ‘climate change’ blogs and an online questions board. http://www.realclimate.org/

Climate Ark

Climate change and global warming portal- latest climate change news from around the world, searchable by region and country. http://www.climateark.org/