NZ Climate Change Centre

Reports and International Negotiations

Useful international climate change reports both from a scientific and policy-relevant perspective.

Reports

2010

• The Science of Climate Change - Questions and Answers. The Australian Academy of Science answers 7 key climate change questions in a comprehensible manner.

2009

• Warming: Climate change - the facts - The UK's MetOffice has published this easy-to-read publication that covers the fundamental issues of climate change.
• Copenhagen Synthesis Report - The University of Copenhagen's update of climate change science since the production of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report in 2007.

2008

• The Garnaut Climate Change Review - Examination of the impacts of climate change on Australia and potential policy frameworks to improve the prospects of sustainable prosperity.

2007

• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) - The science, impacts, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change.
• World Bank, Growth and CO₂ Emissions - Measures of emissions for a range of countries.

2006

• Stern Review - The economics of climate change.

International Negotiations

2009

• Copenhagen Conference - Website for the UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen.

2007

• Bali Conference - 13th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

1997

• Kyoto Protocol - International treaty that commits countries to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.