Further information

TUC sources for information

The Greener Deals guide offers advice on mapping union organisation around green issues, negotiating with employers on environmental issues and encouraging other trade unionists to get active at work: www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/extras/greener_deals.pdf.

Changing work in a changing climate (2009), a TUC report on the implications of climate change for employment: www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/extras/adaptation.pdf.

GreenWorks: TUC GreenWorkplaces Project Report 2008–10, https://www.tuc.org.uk/publications/greenworks-tuc-green-workplaces-project-report-2008-10-4.

Go Green At Work — A practical handbook for trade union green representatives: www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/extras/gogreenatwork.pdf.

Environmental rights at work

Acas discussion paper 2012: Tackling Climate Change — A new role for trade unions in the workplace? Sarah Pearce, UNISON: www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/s/5/Tackling_Climate_Change_TU.pdf.

Other sources for further information

UKCIP coordinates and influences research into adapting to climate change, and encourages organisations to use its tools and information to help them consider their climate risks and how to adapt: www.ukcip.org.uk.

A comprehensive guide by the Met Office on all aspects of climate, climate science and climate change: www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change: www.ipcc.ch.

This website provides information on making the business case for reducing carbon emissions: www.carbontrust.com/resources.