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 Australian Academy of Science
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Useful sites | Carbon currency the credits and debits of carbon emissions
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The Australian Greenhouse Office (Commonwealth Government)
- Emissions trading analysis
Describes the development of a national emissions trading system and the Australian government's policy position on emissions trading.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/emissionstrading/
- About National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS)
Explains the accounting system for land-based sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. Includes links to the following topics:
- Biomass plant growth and life cycle analysis
- Climate soil moisture and forest productivity mapping
- Land cover mapping clearing and revegetation
- Land use mapping use and management
- Soil carbon measurement and modelling
- Modelling carbon stocks and flows
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/ncas/background.html
- National greenhouse gas inventory 2005
Provides a summary of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions for 2005 and a link to the full report.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/inventory/2005/index.html
State Forests of New South Wales (Australia)
eCarbon news (Cooperative Centre for Greenhouse Accounting, Australia)
Provides links to the latest stories on climate change, energy, emissions and sequestration from Australia and around the world.
http://www.greenhouse.crc.org.au/crc/ecarbon/enews_Jun05.cfm
International climate efforts beyond 2012: A survey of approaches (Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA)
Discusses alternative approaches to mitigating climate change beyond 2012.
http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/2012%20new%2Epdf
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate and atmosphere: Country profiles (Earthtrends, World Resources Institute)
This site provides a map of the world to access climate related information (includes Australia).
http://earthtrends.wri.org/country_profiles/index.cfm?theme=3
Vital climate graphics (United Nations Environment Programme)
Provides links to background information on climate change, observed climate trends and the potential impacts of climate change.
http://www.grida.no/climate/vital/index.htm
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Timeline of milestones (American Institute of Physics, USA)
Provides a timeline of important dates in the discovery of global warming.
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/timeline.htm
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