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Green Campus Consortium of Maine:
        encourages sustainability and environmental awareness on Maine campuses through communication and education.

Clean Air - Cool Planet:       
        creates partnerships in the Northeast to implement solutions to climate change and build communities for effective climate policies         and actions.

Governor's Carbon Challenge:       
        Maine's voluntary carbon emission reduction program, of which the University of Maine is a proud member.

Campus Climate Challenge:   
        organizes and empowers North American campuses to reduce emissions.

Realclimate:
        a commentary website on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.

Carbon Calculators: calculate your climate footprint with these calculators from BP and the Carbon Fund.

Policy Articles:

Kyoto Protocol: The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reducing their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases. Map of participation. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations to assess the "risk of human-induced climate change". The IPCC reports are peer reviewed and present scientific consensus on climate change. Maine Climate Action Plan A 2003 Maine Law (PL237) requires the Dept. of Environmental Protection to develop and submit a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Maine. The Goals of the CAP are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2010. This document outlines a plan for Maine to follow in order to meet these goals.            - Progress Report #1 (January 5, 2006) Meeting the Climate Challenge (Recommendations of the Intl. Climate Change Task Force; Co-Chaired by Senator Snowe) The results from a high level taskforce on how to address the threat of climate change. The recommendations are a blueprint for action and offer a strong foundation for meeting the climate challenge.