Flashcards: Climate change organizations

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization located in Laxenburg, near Vienna, in Austria.

The Göncöl Foundation (Hungarian: Göncöl Alapítvány) is a Hungarian environmental organisation, seated in the Göncöl House in Vác, Hungary.

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a network of the world's megacities taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Plane Stupid is a UK-focused group of environmental protesters who state their aim as wanting to see an end to airport expansion for what it sees as "unnecessary and unsustainable" flights.

The Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) is a non-governmental environmental organization with primary operations in Thailand and Indonesia.

The UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) is a non-profit youth organisation in the United Kingdom.

Fern (also Stichting Fern is a Dutch foundation created in 1995. It is an international non-governmental organization to keep track of the EU's involvement in forests and to coordinate NGO activities at the European level. Through its work, Fern aims to increase the political and economic opportunities for people to create a more balanced society in which human rights are fully respected and environmental and social values are fully integrated.

Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace, an international environmental nonprofit organization.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is an international grassroots environmental group that trains and supports volunteers to build relationships with their elected representatives in order to influence climate policy.

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is a youth organization in India that aims to raise the voice of Indian youth on the global platform, as South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions affected by climate change and environmental issues.

The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Russia), plus the heads of government of the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).

Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization that was founded by Robert A.

Solar Cookers International (SCI) is a U.

Peace Boat (ピースボート Pīsu Bōto) is a global non-government organization headquartered in Japan established for the purpose of raising awareness and building connections internationally among groups that work for peace, human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development.

The International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) was a research programme that studied the human and societal aspects of the phenomenon of global change.

The Carbon War Room (CWR) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) and think tank working on issues regarding market-based solutions to climate change.

10:10 is a charity that enables people to take practical action on climate change, and combines these local actions to inspire a more ambitious approach to the issue at every level of society.

The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) is a global consortium formed in October 2013 which researches methods to limit the rise of global temperature due to global warming to 2 °C or less.

Based in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), Équiterre is a non-profit and non-governmental organization.

The Global Commons Institute was founded in the United Kingdom in 1990 by Aubrey Meyer and others to campaign for a fair way to tackle climate change.

Greenpeace East Asia is an office serving the East Asia region of the global environmental organization Greenpeace.

The World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC) is an alliance of mayors who have made a commitment to the protection of climate change.

Climate Rush is a UK organisation that campaigns on various environmental issues related to climate change.

The Great March for Climate Action (also known as the Climate March) was launched on March 1, 2013 by former Iowa lawmaker Ed Fallon, inspired after meeting with Bill McKibben.

Friends of the Earth (FoE) Australia is a federation of independent local groups working for a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable future.

The United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), previously known as the National Weather Records Center (NWRC), in Asheville, North Carolina was the world's largest active archive of weather data.

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an organization in the United States dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the general field of sustainability, with a special focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency.

1Sky is a United States-based campaign in support of federal action to stem global warming and promote renewable energy.

The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based environmental organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Montreal and Toronto.

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 74 countries.

The Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (VENHF) is a registered non-profit organisation (2012) with its headquarter in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India working for protection and conservation of the nature, natural resources and rights of the nature dependent communities in the ecologically fragile landscape of Vindhya Range in India.

Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) is the European branch of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International (FOEI).

OneClimate is a nonprofit internet climate news, social activism and social networking site, and part of internet portal uk.

Project EVIE was a non-profit organization founded in the United States aiming to promote the adoption of electric vehicles.

Stop Climate Chaos is a climate change coalition of primarily environmental and international development NGOs that was formed in September 2005.

The Student Switch Off is a campaign that aims to encourage students to save energy when living in University halls of residence.

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, is the world's largest active archive of environmental data.

The Nereus Program is a global interdisciplinary initiative between the Nippon Foundation and the University of British Columbia that was created to further our knowledge of how best to attain sustainability for our world’s oceans.

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is a German government-funded research institute addressing crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts, and sustainable development.

The Youth Climate Movement (YouNGO) or International Youth Climate Movement (IYCM) refers to an international network of youth organisations that collectively aims to inspire, empower and mobilise a generational movement of young people to take positive action on climate change.

The Pembina Institute is a Canadian non-profit think tank focused on energy.

Climate Hawks Vote is a small-scale, grassroots-funded super-PAC founded in 2013 that supports candidates and elected officials whom it identifies as making climate change a top priority.

Climate Action Network–International (CAN) is an umbrella group of environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active on the issue of climate change.

Belgrave Trust is a social enterprise firm that uses carbon offsets to allow individuals to live carbon neutral, through subscriptions and environmentally conscious products bundled with offsets.

The Maldivian Youth Climate Network (MYCN), founded on 29 August 2010, is a Non-Governmental Organisation from Maldives which is primarily involved in raising awareness on and empowering youth to combat Climate Change.

NHS SDU staff are based in Cambridge.

The National Energy Foundation (NEF) is an independent British charity, established to encourage the more sustainable use and generation of energy.

The Urban Energy Policy Institute (UEPI) is an American non-profit, non-partisan organization that aims to serve as a forum for ideas of all persuasions.

ADEGA, the acronym for Asociación para a Defensa Ecolóxica de Galiza (English:Association for the Ecological Defense of Galiza), is a Galician ecologist group born in 1974 and legalized in 1976.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a nonprofit science advocacy organization based in the United States.

INFORSE- Europe is an international, non-profit organisation (NGO) network of European environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions.

Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is an ecumenical, non-profit organization that promotes justice in Canadian public policy through research and analysis.

Climate Central is a nonprofit news organization that analyzes and reports on climate science.

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) is a global partnership of countries that are disproportionately affected by the consequences of global warming.

CalCars (also known as The California Cars Initiative) was a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 2002 to promote plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as a key to addressing oil dependence and global warming both nationally and internationally.

The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (CYCC) is a non for profit youth organisation in Canada.

Carbon Clear is a sustainability consultancy specialising in helping organisations to reduce their environmental impact.

Cool Earth is a UK-based international NGO that protects endangered rainforest in order to combat global warming, protect ecosystems and to provide employment for local people.

SustainableEnergy (VedvarendeEnergi) which was called Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE) until 2010, is a non-governmental, non-profit, membership based association.

Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of Forest Trends, is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that focuses on increasing transparency and providing reliable information for ecosystem services and payment schemes.

Ice2sea is a program of scientific research funded by the European Union's Framework 7 Programme to study the effects of climate change on glaciation and the melting of ice caps and glaciers on sea level.

The Indigenous Peoples' Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative (IPCCA) is an international indigenous research initiative arising out of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where it was noted: " .