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2009 State of the Climate report
The 2009 State of the Climate report, published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found the past decade was the world's warmest since the advent of modern temperature records. Every year between 2000 and 2009 was hotter than the average global temperature of the 1990s. Want to know more? read the report or just glance at the summary.
 
Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges And Decisions - Synthesis Report: University of Copenhagen
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009 (the 15th Conference of the Parties, COP-15) will be a critical step in developing a global response to the threat of climate change caused by human activities.

World Disasters Report 2009 - The report online
Modern early-warning systems emerged in the 1970s and 1980s in response to drought-induced famine in Africa. Now, other hazard-specific early-warning systems have emerged, especially in developed countries, for frequent hazards. But early warning is not only the product of technology – it is also a system that requires an understanding of risk and a link between producers and consumers of information.

Greendex 2009: Consumer Choice and the Environment - A Worldwide Tracking Survey
National Geographic conducted its inaugural Greendex survey in January 2008. At the time, the economy was strong, although growth was beginning to slow. Countries like India and China had recently experienced unprecedented prosperity. New wealth was being created and the middle class was growing. Meanwhile, the environment had recently been polling at unprecedented levels as an issue of public concern. Climate change and global warming had become household concepts as consumers' knowledge improved.

Climate Confidence Monitor 2008
HSBC’s Climate Confidence Monitor 2008 shows the results of a survey of 12,000 people across 12 markets worldwide. Forty three per cent of those surveyed chose climate change ahead of global economic stability when asked about their top three concerns, despite the survey taking place in the midst of the financial market turmoil in September-October 2008.

WWF – Living Planet Report 2008
This report explores the changing state of global biodiversity and of human consumption and reflects upon the state of the planet’s ecosystems. The use of the Ecological Footprint tool shows the extent and type of human demand being placed on the Earths natural systems.

Pathways to 2050 - Energy and Climate Change
This report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development proposes a series of energy pathways that are aimed at reducing energy related CO2 emissions.

Energy and Climate Change – Facts and Trends to 2050
This report provides an overview of key facts and societal challenges related to economic development, future energy demand and the impact that demand could have on the climate system.

Powering a Sustainable Future
The power sector is currently responsible for 41% of global energy-related CO emissions 2and projections suggest that electricity demand will double by 2030. Meeting this demand sustainably and proposing appropriate policy actions are the main themes of this report.

World Wide Views on Global Warming
This report presents a few highlights from the results of the World Wide Views (WWViews) on Global Warming - the first global citizen consultation in history. About 4,400 citizens 38 countries across the world participated in the survey from. The results of this amazing survey show that 90% of the citizens who participated in WWViews find it URGENT to make a global climate deal at COP15 in Copenhagen later this year.

Greenpeace Report - The True Cost of Coal in China
China is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of coal but every step in the process of using coal, from mining through to combustion, is wreaking severe damage to China’s environment. This report estimates the costs to China of using coal, including air and water pollution, ecosystem degradation, damage to infrastructure, and human injuries and loss of life.

Greenpeace Energy Revolution Report
This report argues that the climate change imperative demands nothing short of an energy revolution. At the core of this revolution will be a change in the way that energy is produced, distributed and consumed. This report looks at the potential of renewable energy to meet future energy demands sustainably.

Children in a Changing Climate
This child-friendly report stresses that children have an important role to play in climate change negotiations based on their unique experiences, knowledge and capabilities. It offers policy recommendations for governments  on how to address the needs under children in climate change and to ensure that children’s voices are heard.

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry
Most of us spend a fair it of time thinking about how they look in what they wear. Fewer of us think about where our clothes have come from and the possible environmental impacts of our clothes. This report uncovers some of the environmental impacts of the clothing industry and how they affect the humans who make them.

The World's Worst Pollution Problems: the Top Ten of the Toxic Twenty
This report looks at the top ten pollution problems on the planet, and outlines the human and environmental health risks posed by these problems.

Food: feed the world without starving the planet
Food has become a huge issue. We’re eating more of it but a lot if the stuff that we’re eating isn’t good for us or good for the planet. This short report lists some of the biggest impacts and threats to the planet from our food industries, and outlines some of the opportunities for addressing these issues. It also has some links to interesting organisations that are looking at these issues.

International Energy Agency - World Energy Outlook
This report looks at the current energy situation around the world. The emphasis is on our present reliance on oil to a shift to a new energy future based on low emissions energy technology. Supplementary to the report (which must be purchased and which we didn’t purchase) is the Executive Summary, Fact Sheets and Key Graphs.
 
UN Millenium Report - Sustainability
The United Nations Millennium Report is a big report. It covers a lot of issues. This section covers sustainability and the environment. It talks about some of the big environmental issues of our time – climate change, water, soils, biodiversity – and makes recommendations for their sustainable management. Click here to see the rest of the UN Millennium Report sections.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report 4
This extremely comprehensive and thorough report is the latest report by the IPCC on climate change. It is full of information, facts, stats and graphs on the predicted and already occurring impacts of climate change to the globe. Click here to see the website for more information and reports.