Guides: Sustainability @ Pitt: Global Policies & Resources

International Policies & Resources

United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals
Tthe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Policies in Key Countries
Climate Reality Project
The mission of this organization is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society.
Kyoto Protocol
UN Policy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
National Academy of Engineering: Grand Challenges for Engineering
With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers identified the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century. Their 14 goals fall into four cross-cutting themes: sustainability, health, security, and joy of living.
Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides current information and news on countries. To get to country profiles, select the CountryReviews link in the upper-left of the screen.
Select a country to review and scroll down until you see "Environmental Overview" for country-specific environmental issues, policies and regulatory agencies.

EPA's Law and Regulations Website
Allows you to search by topic or business sector.
Congress Climate History
From Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Renewable Energy policy
American Council on Renewable Energy's policy webpage.
DOE Clean Energy
This is a free portal to green energy DOE technical report literature, green energy patent information, and more.