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Personal Action Tools
People all over the world are taking measures to reduce the greenhouse gases emitted as a result of the way they live. Calculate your emissions at:

Climate Care

Earth Future

Carbonfund.org

Choose Climate

Climate Solutions

Take the One-Tonne Challenge Reduce your annual carbon emissions by one tonne at:
Government of Canada - Climate change site

Public Action Tools
A growing number of websites are being set up to help organizations develop strategies to deal with climate change and reduce their emissions. These include:

Climate Risk Toolkit for Corporate leaders
Addresses strategic and financial challenges of climate change: Ceres
UK Carbon Trust
Support for businesses to save energy and develop carbon management plans: Carbon Trust
Clean Air Cool Planet’s Campus Climate Action Toolkit for colleges and universities: Clean Air- Cool Planet
USA’s Environment Protection Agency’s State Action Plans
One set of models for larger areas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Climate Action Registry Report On-line Tool (CARROT)
Helping companies monitor emission reduction goals: The California Climate Action Registry
US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) U.S. Green Building Council Criteria for efficient building construction and renovation, being adopted widely by the US military, and others.
International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Technical support and toolkits and participants in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign: ICLEI Global
Various business leadership groups offer strategies and case studies: Pewclimate.org
Greenbiz offers links to toolkits for specific industries or goals: Greenbiz.com