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Climate change science
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Climate change and insurance
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Other climate change-related research centres
Climate change science
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)| Answers to frequently asked questions about climate change
The Met Office| The UK's National Weather Service presents a guide on all aspects of climate, climate science and climate change
The Science Museum| User-friendly information on climate change: what might happen and our future choices
The Royal Society| A summary of the science of climate change from the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence
The Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government| Sir John Beddington's review of the science
The Geological Society| A position statement on climate change, focusing specifically on the geological evidence
The United States National Academies| 'Advancing the science of climate change' chapter from Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC)
NASA| Evidence for climate change from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)| Climate Literacy guide
The American Institute of Physics| A hyperlinked history of climate change
Climate change and insurance
Association of British Insurers| Looks at topical issues relevant to insurance, including climate change
The Geneva Association| International think tank of insurance industry, with research program that looks at risk management and climate change
Munich Re| 'Focus Topic' on climate change that examines insurance and financial solutions
Other climate change-related research centres
Climate Strategies| International research organisation based in Cambridge, UK, made up of a global network of experts
Grantham Institute for Climate Change| Draws on Imperial College London's expertise across multidisciplinary areas to drive climate-related research
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment| LSE institute that aims to generate world-class, policy-relevant research
Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals| Centre member Piers Forster conducts policy-relevant assessment of geoengineering schemes
STEPS Centre| Aims to create more sustainable, socially just and favourable conditions for the poor
Sustainability Research Institute| Based at University of Leeds and explores issues like climate change, energy, water, resource use and conservation
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research| Scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists develop a sustainable response