Publications and Resources
State Resources
Montana DEQ - Climate Change in Montana
Visitors to the site will be able to learn how key sectors of the Montana economy may be affected by a changing climate including: agriculture, transportation, tourism, and energy supply. The site also examines climate change and its impacts on the valuable natural resources of forestry, water, and wildlife. Recommendations from the Governor's Climate Change Advisory Committee's Final Report have been added to each section.
Montana Climate Change Advisory Committee
Recognizing the profound implications that global warming and climate variation could have on the economy, environment and quality of life in Montana, the Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) was established with the aim of formulating recommendations for specific actions for reducing or sequestering greenhouse gas emissions. The Committee also identified opportunities to promote energy efficient technologies and clean, renewable energy resources that will enhance economic growth.
Montana Climate Challenge
"The Climate Challenge: Strategies for Montana's Future," was a collaborative conference held in September of 2006 that implemented a progressive, proactive approach to address the growing global climate challenge. Under the guidance of experts from agriculture, industry, economics and conservation, participants used information exchange and interactive break-out sessions to produce a working strategy for delivery to the Montana Legislature.
AERO's Energy Blueprint
The Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) has created a practical vision for Montana’s energy systems entitled, "Repowering Montana- A Blueprint for Homegrown Energy Self-Reliance: How all of Montana's power needs can be met using conservation and clean, renewable energy while creating jobs, saving money, and revitalizing rural and urban communities."
Montana Audubon - Global Warming & Energy
Information on the effects of global warming on birds and other wildlife and how you can be part of the solution. Includes links to climate change information, carbon footprint calculators and tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint.
Montana Environmental Information Center
MEIC has been focusing on education as the key to creating an awareness of how devastating climate change can be to Montana and the entire world.
Montanans for a Healthy Climate
Montanans for a Healthy Climate is dedicated to safeguarding Montana’s unique outdoor heritage. By bringing together conservation, recreation, agriculture, business, and other communities concerned about Montana’s future, Montanans for a Healthy Climate aims to protect our way of life as we know it.
Regional Resources
Western Climate Initiative
The Western Climate Initiative is a collaboration which was launched in February 2007 by the Governors of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington to develop regional strategies to address climate change. WCI is identifying, evaluating and implementing collective and cooperative ways to reduce greenhouse gases in the region. Montana joined the initiative in November of 2007.
The Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains (CIRMOUNT)
The Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains (CIRMOUNT) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary consortium dedicated to understanding climates and ecosystems of western North American mountains. CIRMOUNT's goal is to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines and institutions to measure and understand climate-driven changes in the unique landscapes that define western North American mountains, and to respond to the needs and challenges of western society for mountain resources imposed by climate change.
National Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Alliance for Climate Protection
The Alliance for Climate Protection is a new single-purpose organization to persuade people of the importance, urgency and feasibility of adopting and implementing effective and comprehensive solutions for the climate crisis.
David Suzuki Foundation
The David Suzuki Foundation provides resources, information, and helpful links in understanding climate change science, its impacts on wildlife and human health, and practical, cost-effective solutions.
Presidential Climate Action Project
The Presidential Climate Action Project has developed a bold, comprehensive and non-partisan plan for presidential leadership rooted in climate science and designed to ignite innovation at every level of the American economy.
