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Climate Change: North Atlantic Comparisons

Annex Web sites of climate-relevant information used in this study

DENMARK

Climate Impacts

Danish Climate Centre at the Danish Meteorological Institute
http://www.dmi.dk/eng/f+u/bot2.html

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Michael Rask, Danish Energy Agency
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/denmark.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Danish Second National Communication
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/dnk02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/dnk02.htm

Government Departments and Publications

Ministry of Environment and Energy
http://www.mem.dk/ukindex.htm

The Danish Energy Agency
http://www.ens.dk/uk/index.asp

Publications Index
http://www.ens.dk/uk/publica.htm

Summary of Climate 2012 — Status and Perspectives for Denmark’s Climate Change Policy
http://www.ens.dk/Publikationer/2000/klima2012/summary.pdf

Danish energy policy (May 2000)
http://www.ens.dk/Publikationer/EPR/EnergyPolicyMay2000.pdf

Energy 21 Action Plan
http://www.ens.dk/e21/e21uk/index.htm

The Danish Government's Action Plan for Reduction of the CO2-Emissions of the Transport Sector
http://www.trm.dk/eng/pub/1/index.html

Norway

Climate Impacts

Climate Research at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
http://www.dnmi.no/klima/eng_index.html

Regional Climate Modelling under Global Warming: the RegClim Project
http://www.nilu.no/regclim/

Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research: CICERO
http://www.cicero.uio.no/index_e.asp

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/norway.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Norwegian Second National Communication
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/nor02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/nor02.htm

Government Departments and Publications

Ministry of Environment
http://odin.dep.no/md/engelsk/index-b-n-a.html

Relevant Climate Publications:
http://odin.dep.no/md/engelsk/p10001485/climate/climate/index-b-n-a.html

Norwegian Climate Change Policy
http://odin.dep.no/md/engelsk/publ/rapporter/022001-220002/index-dok000-b-n-a.html

A Quota System for Greenhouse Gases — A Policy instrument for fulfilling Norway’s emission reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol:
http://odin.dep.no/md/engelsk/publ/rapporter/022021-220003/index-dok000-b-n-a.html

The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
http://www.nve.no/english/index.html

SWEDEN

Climate Impacts

The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
http://www.smhi.se/en/index.htm

Swedish Regional Climate Modelling:
http://www.smhi.se/sgn0106/rossby/start.htm

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Anders Turesson, Ministry of the Environment
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and documents:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/sweden.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Swedish Second National Communication:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/swe.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/swe02.htm

Government Departments and Publications

Ministry of the Environment
http://miljo.regeringen.se/english/english_index.htm

The Swedish Environment Protection Agency
http://www.environ.se:8084/index.php3

Publications Index
http://www.miljo.regeringen.se/english/public.htm

Climate
http://www.hallbarasverige.gov.se/eng/vagar_till/klimatpolitik/klimatpolitik.htm

Swedish Climate Policy (2000)
http://miljo.regeringen.se/propositionermm/sou/pdf/sou2000_23samf_eng.pdf

Swedenvironment
http://www.swedenvironment.environ.se/

FINLAND

Climate Impacts

Climate research at the Finish Meteorological Institute:
http://www.fmi.fi/TUT/MET/ilmasto/ilm_engl.html

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Seppo Sarkkinen, Ministry of the Environment
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/finland.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Finnish Second National Communication:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/fin02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/fin02.htm

Government Departments and Publications

Ministry of the Environment
http://www.vyh.fi/eng/moe/moe.html

Finish State of the Environment Report
http://www.vyh.fi/eng/environ/state/state.htm

The Built Environment in Finland
http://www.vyh.fi/eng/housbuil/openpdf.htm

Economic instruments in Finnish environmental policy
http://www.vyh.fi/eng/environ/econinst/econotax.htm

ICELAND

Climate Impacts

Icelandic Meteorological Office
http://www.vedur.is/english/index_eng.html

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Halldor Thorgeirsson, Ministry for the Environment
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information including National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/iceland.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Icelandic Second National Communication:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/ice02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/ice02.htm

Government Departments

Ministry for the Environment
http://brunnur.stjr.is/interpro/umh/umh-english.nsf/pages/ministry

IRELAND

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Donal Enright, Department of Environment and Local Government
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/ireland.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of Ireland’s Second National Communication:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/irl02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/irl02.htm

Government Departments and Publications

Department of the Environment and Local Government
http://www.environ.ie/main.html

Climate-related issues
http://www.environ.ie/environ/envindex.html

Limitation and Reduction of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gas Emission in Ireland
http://www.environ.ie/press/gas.html

Energy Policy: Green Paper on Sustainable Energy
http://www.adnet.ie/gpse

Department of Public Enterprise (responsible for transport and energy)
http://www.irlgov.ie/tec/welcome.html

Other organisations:

Irish Energy Centre:
http://www.irish-energy.ie/

Irish Business and Employers Confederation: Environmental Policy Report
http://www.ibec.ie/ibec/ibecdoclib3.nsf/7ddce1f4694b8d9e802568d200532a90/af6029349d718b8e802568f100294e37/$FILE/envirpol.pdf

NORTHERN IRELAND

Climate Impacts

The Hadley Centre of the UK Meteorological Office
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec5/sec5pg1.html

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Peter Betts, UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/ukgb.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of UK Second National Communication
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/gbr02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/gbr02.htm

UK Government Departments and Publications

UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/climatechange/index.htm

Climate Change: draft UK Programme
http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/climatechange/draft/index.htm

Northern Ireland Government Departments and Publications

Northern Ireland Department of the Environment
http://www.nics.gov.uk/env.htm

Northern Ireland Housing Executive:
http://www.nihe.gov.uk/

Northern Ireland Department of Economic Development: Vision 2010 — Energy Action Plan
http://www.dedni.gov.uk/vision_2010.htm

Northern Ireland Home Energy Report 1999
http://www.nihe.gov.uk/publications/reports/#23

SCOTLAND

Climate Impacts

The Hadley Centre of the UK Meteorological Office
http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec5/sec5pg1.html

Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC contact: Peter Betts, UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/nfp.html

UNFCCC country information and National Communications
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/country/ukgb.html

UNFCCC in-depth review of UK Second National Communication:
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/gbr02.pdf
http://www.unfccc.de/resource/docs/idr/gbr02.htm

UK Government Departments and Publications

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/climatechange/index.htm

Climate Change: draft UK Programme
http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/climatechange/draft/index.htm

Indicators of climate change in the UK:
http://www.nbu.ac.uk/iccuk/

Scottish Government Departments and Publications

Scottish Executive: Environment Group
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechange/

Draft Scottish Climate Change Programme
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/clim-00.asp

Climate Change: Scottish Implications Scoping Study
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/ccsi-00.htm

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Environment Directorate
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/index_en.htm

Climate Change Issues
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/home_en.htm

Fifth Framework Research Programme:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp5/key.html

European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) Publications

EU policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/docum/0088_en.htm

Greenhouse gas emissions trading in the EU
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/docum/0087_en.htm

EU strategy on CO2 emissions from passenger cars
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/co2/co2_home.htm

NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Environment-related Publications
http://www.norden.org/Pub/miljoe/_/index.html

International Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading - with Special Reference to the Kyoto Protocol
http://www.norden.org/Pub/miljoe/miljoe/TN99_506.htm

Inventory of Climate Change Indicators for the Nordic Countries
http://www.norden.org/Pub/res/energi/TN99_505.htm

Energy-related Publications
http://www.norden.org/Pub/res/_/energi_index.html
Climate change impacts on runoff and hydropower in the Nordic countries
http://www.norden.org/Pub/res/energi/TN98_552.htm

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Environmental Themes
http://themes.eea.eu.int/

Climate Change
http://themes.eea.eu.int/theme.php/issues/climate

Annual EC Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-1998
http://themes.eea.eu.int/toc.php/issues/climate?doc=39272&l=en

Overview of National Climate Programmes 1999
http://themes.eea.eu.int/toc.php/issues/climate?doc=39130&l=en

Environmental Signals 2000 — Chapter 8 Climate Change
http://themes.eea.eu.int/toc.php/issues/climate?doc=39245&l=en

Greenhouse gases and climate change – Environment in EU at the turn of the century (Chapter 3.1)
http://themes.eea.eu.int/toc.php/issues/climate?doc=39044&l=en

Climate Change - Europe's Environment: The Second Assessment (Chapter 2)
http://themes.eea.eu.int/toc.php/issues/climate?doc=39025&l=en

European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET)
http://eionet.eea.eu.int/

Other Useful Sources of Climate Policy Information

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/index.htm

International Energy Agency (IEA)
http://www.iea.org/climat.htm

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