Issue:
Friends
of the Earth, Canada
For the teacher: Students can research different programs
this organization to help better the environment. There is a section
on global warming campaigns.
Climate
Change, Natural Resources Canada
For the teacher: This site helps students understand climate
change from a natural resources viewpoint.
National
Center for Policy Analysis — Global Warming Hotline
For the teacher: This site surveys the debate surrounding
global warming, presents various documents and treaties on the
issue, and gives the economic and environmental costs of proposed
treaties.
The
Ozone Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme
For the teacher: This site is a links to information related
to the ozone and the challenges to preserve it. There are lots
of documents, reports, treaties, statistics and further links
to aid in research on this topic.
Environment
Canada — Stratospheric Ozone Web Site, Environment Canada
For the teacher: This page describes what is new about
ozone depletion, health and environmental impacts, regulations,
etc.
The
Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of
the Montreal Protocol, United National
For the teacher: The Web site presents general information
on the activities of the Secretariat and progress in implementing
the Montreal Protocol.
Environment
Canada's Community Programs
For the teacher: On this site, students can read about
the various grass-roots programs that have made a difference in
the Canadian environment.
Ozone
Action
For the teacher: Ozone Action is an American non-profit
public interest organization that focusses on global warming and
stratospheric ozone depletion.
The
Ozone Hole Tour, University of Cambridge, England
For the teacher: This Cambridge University site presents
a good overview on the ozone question and has good photographs
and other graphics illustrating the latest state of the ozone
hole and the latest research on the problem.
World
Climate Research Program
For the teacher: This program, under the sponsorship of
International Council for Science, the World Meteorological Organization
and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, develops "the
fundamental scientific understanding of the physical climate system
and climate processes needed to determine to what extent climate
can be predicted and the extent of man's influence on climate."
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, United Nations
For the teacher: This site presents the Panel's reports
on various issues related to climate change, such as the Special
Report on Emissions Scenarios.
Find the carbon dioxide calculator, and use it to calculate
your household's contribution to the atmosphere now, and after
you follow its suggestions on how to reduce carbon dioxide production.
Calculate
Your Personal CO2 Inventory (Environment Canada)
For the teacher: Students can discover their carbon dioxide
inventory by filling out Environment Canada's easy to use worksheet
to see which of their activities are the biggest contributors
of greenhouse gases. |
