Research Guides: POL 327: Global Green Politics: Foreign and International Governments

U.S., Foreign, and International Governments

Australian Department of Environment & Energy
Australian Government Gazette
Text of Australian legislation and regulations 1901-present.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Petroleum & Natural Gas Workforce
Carbon Neutrality Legislation Around the World
2023 Law Library of Congress analysis
Code of Federal Regulations Title 40
Regulations for enforcing federal environmental laws. See Protection of Environment (Title 40).
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides the Congress with objective, nonpartisan, and timely information, analyses, and estimates related to federal economic and budgetary decisions.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Library of Congress division providing objective reports on public policy subjects.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Dept. of Energy statistical branch covering domestic and global energy developments and sectors.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
EPA Climate Change Resources
EPA Hazardous Waste Permitting
EPA Planning, Budget, & Results
EPA Recycling Resources
European Environment Agency
Executive Order 14030 on Climate Risk
May 20, 2021 document issued by President Biden.
Federal Register
Published Monday-Friday (except federal holidays), this resource contains the text of federal regulations, proposed federal regulations, presidential document such as executive orders, and announcements of agency meetings from 1994-present.
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conversation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Government Gazettes Online
Features access to foreign national government laws and regulations as contained in national gazettes which are the approximate equivalent of the U.S. Federal Register. Courtesy - University Michigan Library
GovInfo
U.S. Government Publishing Office service providing one-stop access to federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information resources from 1994/1995-present.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations affiliated organization conducting climate change research.
International Energy Agency (IEA)
The International Energy Agency works with countries around the world to shape energy policies for a secure and sustainable future.
International Minerals Statistics and Information by Country
Produced by U.S. Geological Survey.
Japan Ministry of the Environment
NOAA Fisheries International Affairs
Proclamation 10049 - Modifying the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Trump Administration document.
Proclamation 10287 - Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Biden Administration document.
Regulations.gov
Comment on proposed federal agency regulations.
State Department Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
U.S. Congress House Committee on Energy & Commerce
Reps. Larry Buschon (R-IN) and Greg Pence (R-IN) are members of this committee.
U.S. Congress Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
An agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Reports contain information about child labor in other countries and forced labor in global supply chains.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service CITES Activities
United Kingdom Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
United Nations Treaty Collection
United States Code Titles 16, 30, 42-43, & 54
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Complete text of U.S. laws broken into 54 different titles or subject areas.
National Carbon Capture Storage Center
Established in 2009 and located in Wilsonville, AL, this Energy Dept. facility works to accelerate the commercialization of advanced technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
United States Energy & Employment Report 2023
U.S. Dept. of Energy assessment. See p. 12 for petroleum and natural gas workforce statistics.

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Watch former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull denounce energy shortages in the state of South Australia due to renewable energy policies of that state's Labour Party Government on February 9, 2017. See Hansard pp. 529-531 for the 41 degrees Celsius referenced in Turnbull's comments is nearly 106 degrees Fahrenheit.

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