Foreword

• Rachmat Witoelar - State Minister of Environment of the Republic of Indonesia
• Responding to Climate Change 2008 - Francesca Broadbent, the Editor
• Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Articles

• Glossary of Climate Change terms
• A list of the organisations who have contributed to this website and the RTCC 2008 magazine

Asia

• CDM Success in China - Arreon Carbon
• Extra spin: the relief sector and adaptation to climate change - Isabelle Lemaire
• Climate change and development challenges in Asia - IIED/NEF

Development / Solar

• Solar energy: combating climate change cleanly - BSW / EPIA
• Tapping into the sun’s energy - Schott
• A range of solar-powered gadgets - SOLARC

Development / Carbon Reduction

• Cutting CO₂ while maintaining a secure, competitive energy supply - Eurelectric
• Providing energy efficient products since 1933 - Danfoss
• The fuel of the future – is there such a thing? - Nuon
• An Investment Company Dedicated to Geothermal Energy - Geysir Green Energy
• Clean Coal™ Project: Powering a cleaner future with electrifying technology - Saskpower
• Wind. The natural answer to the world’s climate problems - Vestas
• New device for precise particle measurement in diesel engine exhaust gases - MAHA Maschinenbau

Development / Forestry

• Certifying responsible forest management to save our forests and climate - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
• Time to deal with 25% of global carbon emissions - Sustainable Forestry Management Lt

Development / Mechanisms

• CDM projects: Impact beyond emission reductions - Ecosecurities
• Meeting the environmental challenge with measurement and standards - The National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
• Market solutions are among the key tools to fight climate change - Orbeo
• Determining the future cost and role of carbon technology - CO₂ Global

Development / Adaptation

• Enhancing the technical, scientific and socio-economic basis for adaptation - The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC

Society / Private Sector

• Achieving real sustainability - Ricoh
• The untapped potential of energy efficient lighting - Philips
• An inclusive approach to Corporate Social Responsibility - EQFM
• Electricity is Key to Energy Efficiency - Schneider Electric
• The need for behavioural change within companies - AEA
• Flying the flag for responsible tourism - Explore!

Society / Partnerships

• High level forum to achieve consensus and promote action - The Global Roundtable on Climate Change

Society / Government

• Technology will lead global effort to combat climate change - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• Low cost and low energy housing in South Africa - The African Sustainable Housing Initiative
• Taking responsibility for the Earth’s wildlife - Regione Abruzzo
• Safeguarding Venice: a sea defence system project against climate change impacts - Venice Water Authority

Research / Oceans

• IMO spearheads efforts to reduce shipping’s GHG emissions - International Maritime Organisation
• Climate change research using scientific ocean drilling - Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
• Responding to climate change in the coastal zone- Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Research / Space & Earth Observation

• Satellite Observation of the Climate System - The Way Forward - Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
• GlobColour and GlobCarbon and the global carbon budget - European Space Agency
• The impact of radiative forcing from aerosols - Finnish Centre of Excellence

Research / Conservation

• Climate change and boreal forests - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, The Faculty of Forest Science
• Important Plant Areas: a climate change imperative - Plantlife
• A new Dutch institute for national and international delta issues - Deltares

Research / Education

• Long-term commitment to R&D is essential - Argonne National Laboratory
• Energy and Environment at heart of Science City Programme - Newcastle University, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES)
• New Facilities Enhance the Energy Research capabilities - University of Ulster
• The importance of research in climate change - The University of Perugia
• Climate Change – A Global Economic Perspective - Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
• Quality and extent of research essential in the fight against climate change - Cardiff University