Data & Resources - Climate Change

Climate change issues and policies will and do have direct impact on rural communities. The reports and links provided here give an overview of climate change as an issue and give examples of regional and state responses as well as descriptions of opportunity areas for rural leaders.

Climate Change and Rural Communities in the U.S., a RUPRI Briefing Paper (draft) by Jennifer Keller Jensen, RUPRI Research Assistant

Useful Websites Regarding Climate Change

• Issue overview: NSF/Exploratorium website - climate change research overview 
• Issue overview: US EPA climate change website 
• Issue overview: Climate Registry (greenhouse gas measurement standards in the U.S.) 
• Regional response: Midwestern GHG Reduction Accord 
• Regional response: Regional GHG Initiative (NE and Midwest) 
• Regional response: Western Climate Initiative 
• State/Regions responses: Pew Center - States and Regions Government Actions 
  
• State response: California Working Landscapes and Climate Change portal 
• State response: SD Miner County Wind Energy Project   
• Green Jobs: US government and private/nonprofit green jobs discussion board 
• Green Jobs: Veterans Green Jobs website 
• Global response: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)