Climate Change
Resources

the science of climate change

1. Latest Climate Science Underscores Urgent Need to Reduce Heat-Trapping Emissions. An overview of publications that indicate that the consequences of climate change are already occurring at a faster pace and are of greater magnitude than the climate models used by the IPCC projected.
2. Climate Change Science Facts: Describes the causes (human and natural) of climate change, the link between greenhouse gases and temperature, signs of climate change, and projections of future climate change.
3. Climate Change and Ecosystems: Discusses the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, oceans, forests, habitat, invasive species, and migrations and life cycle events.
4. Climate Change and Society: Explains how climate change could affect water resources, coastal communities, food production, and energy use and supply, among other things. EPA’s Climate Toolbox, which includes the four new fact sheets as well as other resources, is available on

Federal Climate change legislation

1. Cap and Trade 101, Center for American Progress. Basic information on how cap and trade works to curb global warming pollution.
   
2. Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: Overview.  Overview of the climate change bill introduced by the Senate, which will help create a clean energy economy, move America to energy independence and reduce carbon pollution.  See also Section by Section Summary of the Act.
3. Legislative Facts - American Clean Energy and Security Act. Analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council of the House climate change bill, which passed in June 2009.
4. Climate Change 101: State Action, 

Climate Change and Missouri

1. Missouri Votes Conservation Sustainability White Papers. See section on Climate Change for background information.
2. Climate Fast Facts: Missouri, US Climate Action Network.  Extensive list of resources regarding energy and climate legislation, the global impact, and clean energy and green jobs.
3. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States,  White House report released June 16, 2009. Describes in plain language the impacts of climate change on energy, water, agriculture and health. The Key Findings provide a good summary.  The report also looks at regional impacts, including the Midwest.
4. Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest, Union of Concerned Scientists, 2009.  Provides an in-depth look at the potential consequences of climate change in the U.S. Midwest.
   
5. Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Projections for Missouri, 1990-2015, Prepared by John Noller, August 1999, MoDNR. Report tracking Missouri’s GHG emissions and projects future levels.
6. Understanding and Responding to Climate Change, The National Academies. 2008 Edition. Report on the scientific evidence of climate change and how it should impact policy-making.
7. Effects of climate change in Missouri take root, Michael Amantea, Columbia Missourian, March 9, 2009.  Article describes some of the current and future effects of climate change in Missouri and the Midwest, especially on weather patterns and bird populations, as discussed at the 2009 Missouri Natural Resources Conference.
8. Global Warming and Missouri. Information on the effects of climate change in Missouri and steps you can take to help'
9. Charting a New Path for Missouri’s Electricity Generation and Use, A report about the potential for clean-energy technologies in Missouri
10. Human Health Impacts of Global Warming on Missouri, Information on the human health impacts of global warming in Missouri
11. Regional Climate Change Impacts: Midwest, A website detailing some of the projected effects of increased emission scenarios
12. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States: Midwest, A report outlining some of the projected impacts of global climate change

1. Clean Energy and Climate Policies Lead to Economic Growth in Missouri, An analysis of the economic impacts of the American Clean Energy and Security Act and the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2. ACES  Funding for Efficiency Investments - MO, This fact sheet describes estimated ACES funding for energy efficiency investments
3. The Clean Energy Economy Economy in Missouri, A fact sheet surveying Missouri's Clean Energy Economy 
4. Carbon Cap Critics Predict Healthy Economy under Cap-and-Trade, An article outlining the potential for growth under cap-and-trade scenarios
5. Hotter Fields, Lower Yields, A report on the negative impact of global climate change on American agriculture