Greenhouse gas effect, global warming and climate change
See the Met Office's definition of climate change
See Carbon Brief's analysis on the scientific certainty on climate change
Watch this short clip by MinuteEarth on how greenhouse gases work
Watch another short clip by MinuteEarth that asks us 'is climate change just a lot of hot air?'
Watch a clip by Climate Adam on everything you need to know about climate change
Climate change in Scotland
Explore this page by Scottish Natural Heritage about the impacts climate change is having in Scotland
See this Adaptation Scotland report on climate trends and predictions
See the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) issues brief on peatlands and climate change
Explore this interactive flood map put together by Climate Central
Climate adaptation and mitigation
See Adaptation Scotland's definition of adaptation
See the Scottish Government's Climate Change Adaption Programme (2019 - 2024)
See this report by NASA on responding to climate change
Climate change and Covid-19
See this report by the Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) on recovering from Covid-19
For kids
Explore this page on BBC Bitesize with kid-friendly clips and information on understanding climate change and global warming
See more kid-friendly clips and information from BCC Bitesize on greenhouse gases
Communicating climate change
Watch this short clip by Climate Adam on how (not) to talk about climate change
Watch this interview of George Marshall from the Climate Outreach Information Network
Addition Information for Weekend 1
The following materials were shared with Assembly members on their learning platform as extra resources for the first Assembly weekend:
Watch this short clip about how the climate has changed in the past
Hear some personal stories about the human impact of climate change
Watch this short clip about uncertainty and science
Read this report about the correlation between climate change and the Arab Spring
Watch this short clip about how Bangladesh has adapted to climate change
Watch this video by the United Nations about adapting to a changing climate
Watch this short clip about smart climate change adaptation in practice
Use this interactive map to see how areas around the world have warmed
See the CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions profiles of different countries
See the global greenhouse gas emissions of different sectors