Global Climate Change Solutions

Resources on climate change mitigation

Some degree of global change is irreversible. NASA's role is to provide data needed to understand and model Earth's climate, which can help policymakers make informed decisions on steps to mitigate global change and its effects.

It is not NASA's role to develop solutions or public policies related to global climate change. Instead, the agency's mission is to provide the scientific data needed to understand climate change and to evaluate the impact of efforts to control it. (For more information, see NASA's role.)

The following selected resources from governmental organizations provide information about options for climate change mitigation.

Energy policy options

• U.S. Department of Energy: Climate Change
  Describes strategies currently being pursued or considered to reduce carbon emissions and address global climate change.
  http://www.energy.gov/environment/climatechange.htm

• Energy for America's Future
  Details current White House policy on energy security and confronting climate change.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/energy/

• U.S. Climate Policy and Actions
  Describes current U.S. policy regarding climate change.
  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/policy/index.html

• The State of California's Climate Change Portal
  This site provides a large number of links to state reports on climate change mitigation and adaptation options.
  http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/research/index.html

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  Online newsletter concerning issues on and about the U.N.'s convention on long-term climate change.
  http://unfccc.int/2860.php

Individual action

• EPA: What You Can Do
  A detailed guide to reducing personal greenhouse gas emissions, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/index.html

• Personal Emissions Calculator
  Use this tool from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to estimate you or your family's greenhouse gas emissions and explore ways to lower your impact.
  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/calculator/ind_calculator.html