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UK Government & other initiatives

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There is a wide range of relevant information on the Defra web site - the Climate Change index page is a good starting point
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htm

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Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment (ACBE)
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/acbe

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The Carbon Trust
www.thecarbontrust.co.uk

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Department for International Development (DfID)
www.dfid.gov.uk

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Department for Transport (DfT)
www.dft.gov.uk

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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
The Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development sites are likely to be of interest.
www.dti.gov.uk

* The Emissions Trading Group
www.uketg.com
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
From the Environment section details of the Global Opportunities Fund - Climate change & energy programme can be found under 'Funds for Environment Projects'. There is also a Climate change section available on the Environment home page.
www.fco.gov.uk/environment

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Scottish Executive Climate Change
www.scotland.gov.uk

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Sustainable Energy Policy Network
This network co-ordinates and reports on progress with the UK Government’s Energy White Paper.
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sepn/index.shtml

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The Tyndall Centre
www.tyndall.ac.uk

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UK Climate Change Programme
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/cm4913/index.htm

* UK Climate Impacts Programme - funded by Defra and based at the University of Oxford - helps organisations assess how they might be affected by climate change, so they can prepare for its impact.
www.ukcip.org.uk
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UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment brings together the organisations Trade Partners UK and Invest UK into a new body. UK Trade & Investment is supported by both the DTI and the FCO.
www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk

EU information

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EU Climate Change Programme
http://europa.eu.int

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EU Emissions Trading Scheme Directive
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2002/com2002_0680en01.pdf

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EU Emissions Trading Linking Directive
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2003/com2003_0403en01.pdf

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Overseas governments

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Canada's JI and CDM Office
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cdm-ji/menu-e.asp

* Chinese CDM Office
http://cdm.ccchina.gov.cn
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Dutch JI Programme/ERUPT
www.senter.nl/erupt

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International organisations

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Asian Development Bank
www.adb.org

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Carbon Finance at the World Bank
www.carbonfinance.org/

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Climate Change Knowledge Network
www.cckn.net/

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The Climate Group
www.theclimategroup.org/

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC was set up by the International Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme to provide independent scientific advice on climate change.
www.ipcc.ch

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International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
www.ieta.org/

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International Energy Agency (IEA)
www.iea.org

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Kyoto Protocol
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpeng.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
www.oecd.org/home

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The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
www.pewclimate.org

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
www.reeep.org

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Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
www.rcep.org.uk

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Royal Institute for International Affairs
www.riia.org

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United Nations Development Programme
www.undp.org

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United Nations Environment Programme
www.unep.org

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - general
http://unfccc.int

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UNFCCC information on CDM projects
http://cdm.unfccc.int

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United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
www.unido.org

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World Bank
www.worldbank.org

* World Business Council for Sustainable Development
www.wbcsd.ch

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Some carbon funds

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Clean Energy Fund
www.cleanenergyfund.org

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
www.ebrd.org

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ERUPT Dutch programme
www.senter.nl/erupt

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World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund
prototypecarbonfund.org

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News and information services

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BBC NEWS: Climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2004/ climate_change/default.stm

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BBC Science and Nature: Climate Change
www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/climatechange/

* PointCarbon
News and analysis of the carbon market
www.pointcarbon.com
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