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[ + ]Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
| Title | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) |
| Description | C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, is an international, independent, nonprofit working to advance policy and action to address energy issues and climate change. Focus areas include: international climate action, U.S. climate & energy policy, U.S. state climate action, and the interaction between climate change and the economy. Resources found on C2ES include articles, fact sheets, reports, testimony, international agreements and negotiations, U.S. initiatives (including Congressional bills, executive orders, and agency documents), blog entries, policy documents, statistics, scientific data, information from their current initiatives, maps, and data. Browse content by topic—policy, energy & technology, science & impacts, business, and initiatives—or search the site with the search box. You can also search for U.S. initiatives by state or by specific initiative. |
| URL | http://www.c2es.org/ |
[ + ]Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)
| Title | Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) |
| Description | The CEE brings together gas and electric efficiency administrators from the U.S. and Canada. The CEE is a nonprofit that promotes energy efficient products, systems, and public services for the benefit of the public. The site connects users to a variety of resources organized by initiative, including residential, commercial, and industrial. These initiatives all provide program summaries and lists of qualifying products. Under the “Influencing Markets” tab, users can access content related to decision-making tools, residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programs, high tech lighting, energy efficiency, energy efficiency testing, and the distribution chain. The CEE website hosts an energy efficiency resources library. To access it, select “Program Insights.” |
| URL | http://www.cee1.org/ |
[ + ]European Commission Directorate-General for Energy
| Title | European Commission Directorate-General for Energy |
| Description | The Directorate-General for Energy develops and implements the EU’s energy policies related to secure, sustainable, and competitive energy for Europe. Users may browse the site content by topics, which include: enforcement of laws, international cooperation, energy strategy, markets and consumers, imports and secure supplies, renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear energy, infrastructure, technology and innovation, and oil, gas, and coal. Users may also search the entire website content by using the search box. |
| URL | https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en |
[ + ]Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
| Title | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
| Description | The IPCC is the leading intergovernmental organization charged with assessing climate change. It is a joint program between the United Nations Environmental Programme and the World Meteorological Organization. It reviews and assesses the most relevant scientific, technical, and socio-economic information produced worldwide related to climate change. The website provides access to the IPCC’s Working Group’s reports, factsheets, news, and publications. Users may access copies of IPCC reports—including Special Reports, Methodology Reports, Technical Papers, and Supporting Materials—through the site’s “Publications and Data” tab. The site also provides users with access to most IPCC speeches and presentations, while supplying links to other international organizations. |
| URL | http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm |
[ + ]International Energy Agency (IEA)
| Title | International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Description | IEA is an organization of 29 member counties that works to ensure clean, reliable, affordable energy. The main focus areas are: energy security, economic development, environmental awareness, and worldwide engagement. The site provides a vast amount of information, some for free, some for a fee, including statistics, publications, and a glossary of energy terms. Topics include: carbon capture and storage (CCS), clean energy technology, climate change, coal, electricity, energy efficiency, energy poverty, energy security, renewables, natural gas, oil, nuclear, and transport. |
| URL | http://www.iea.org/ |
[ + ]International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
| Title | International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) |
| Description | IIED is a nonprofit organization based in the UK; it works to build a “fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others.” The website connects users to a variety of publications including policy briefs, reports, articles, pocket guides, handbooks, working papers, and books – all of which are organized by topic. Topics include: biodiversity, climate change, communication, drylands and pastoralism, economics, energy, fisheries, food and agriculture, forests, gender, governance, green economy, land acquisitions and rights, law, natural resource management, participation, policy and planning, sustainable markets, urban issues, and water. Users can search all publications through the database, sign up for the newsletters, or use the search box. |
| URL | http://www.iied.org |
[ + ]International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
| Title | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
| Description | The IISD is an international organization that seeks to “promote human development and environmental sustainability through innovative research, communication, and partnerships.” One of IISD’s key focus areas is Energy. On the Energy site, users can access the IISD Library made up of objective, independent research including books, reports, working papers and other materials covering sustainable development issues or users can use the search box. |
| URL | https://www.iisd.org/energy |
[ + ]North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
| Title | North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) |
| Description | NERC is the regulatory authority charged with assuring the reliability of North America’s electricity which includes Canada, the United States, and parts of Mexico. NERC has multiple program areas, including compliance & enforcement, standards, electricity information sharing & analysis (E-ISAC), reliability risk management, training & certification, and reliability assessment & performance analysis (RAPA). The “Filings & Orders” tab links to documents that pertain to FERC and Canadian authorities. Resources include reports, templates, procedures, business plans, implementation plans, briefings, webinars, news, filings, and governance documents. Search the entire site through the search box. |
| URL | www.nerc.com/Pages/default.aspx |
[ + ]World Energy Council (WEC)
| Title | World Energy Council (WEC) |
| Description | A UN-accredited global energy body, WEC provides objective data, facilitates collaboration among member states, and publishes reports related to worldwide energy issues. The website site provides access to data organized by topic, including: energy resources, world energy issues, energy trilemma index, efficiency indicators, and efficiency policies. All WEC publications are available on the site. Users may sort by publication type, publication year; or topic, including: policy, electricity, energy trilemma, efficiency, gas, resources, social equity, hydropower, renewables, and coal. Users may also search website content by using the search box. |
| URL | http://www.worldenergy.org/ |
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