Climate Change Policy and Climate Forum

This page includes information about climate policy and a discussion forum for your questions and comments about climate change.

What do the scientific societies think of climate change?

What are the presidential candidates plans for reducing climate change?

Scientific Uncertainty and Public Policy- Moving on Without All of the Answers - Article by H. Pollack

Climate History and Policy (Climate Change 1020) - pdf of slides on climate change history since 1860 and climate policy information

History of Climate Change actions since 1860 (15 pages) - Document created by Mike MacCraken

Climate Change and the Media and Motivation (Climate Change 1020)

What are possible solutions for climate change? (Climate Change 1020)

Climate Change Student Questions and Evaluation (Climate Change 1020)

What do the current presidential candidates think about climate change?-New York Times Article (Oct 2007) (pdf)

Luntz Memo - an article on how climate change was "supposed to be framed" by the Bush Administration(pdf)

What can you do to slow climate change? pdf of highest impact tips to help save the planet from the union of concerned scientists

Current Climate Policy Ideas - article by former Congressional Science Fellow Paul Higgins

Can you make a difference? - Lis' article about how to do just that.

How you (scientists) can impact policy.  - Presentation on tips for how scientists can effectively work with policy makers (pdf).

Lessons about Science Policy and the American Government- Word document summarizing  the lessons I've learned from the American Meteorological Society's Policy Colloquium.

Focus the Nation - Focus the Nation is organizing a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America

School House Rock (Bill becomes a law)

Carbon Mitigation Game - game for students created by the Carbon Mitigation Initiative  

Climate Policy Websites:
Opportunities for scientists interested in policy-

www.WeatherOutreach.org