Useful links
| The Carbon Disclosure Project | Global secretariat for institutional investor collaboration on climate change |
| The Carbon Trust | Independent government-funded company that aims to help the UK move to a low carbon economy |
| Committee on Climate Change (CCC) | Independent body established under the Climate Change Act 2008 to advise the government on setting carbon budgets and to report on progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions |
| Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) | Department leading the UK government's Climate Change Programme |
| The Energy Saving Trust | Independent non-profit organisation funded by government and the private sector; one of the leading organisations set up to address the damaging effects of climate change |
| The Environment Agency | National regulator with responsibility for managing environmental impact |
| The European Commission | Executive body of the European Union – initiated and manages the European Climate Change Programme |
| Forum for the Future | A sustainable development charity working in partnership with over 120 leading organisations in business and the public sector |
| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | International body established to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation |
| The Sustainable Development Commission | The Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development |
| UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) | Defra-funded body that provides scenarios showing how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate |
| UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) | Industry-funded research organisation for water and wastewater |
| The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | UN funded programme for the environment – advocate, educator, catalyst and facilitator promoting the wise use of the planet's natural assets for sustainable development |
| The World Meteorological Organisation | UN authority on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with oceans, climate and the resulting distribution of water resources |
