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Eileen Claussen, President of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change talks about the need for America to show leadership on the climate issue, and offers a comprehensive energy plan to reduce carbon emmissions. Video - 45 minutes

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Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres and project participant, discusses the emergence of climate change as a front-burner issue for major corporate investors (pension funds, insurance companies, etc.). Video (48 minutes).

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Two new studies suggest that trees can do less to mitigate climate change than previously thought.

It would be interesting to hear what people have to say about the implications of this for the growing movement in support of carbon trading as one of the solutions to the climate change problem.

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The Yale F&ES Project on Climate Change is pleased to offer this website as a virtual meeting place where actors from different sectors of society can engage in open dialogue and find solutions for bridging the gap between climate science and action. We hope that this site enables stronger collaboration among individuals and institutions in order to begin implementation of the recommendations for action that came out of our 2005 Conference, and to spotlight or augment other actions already underway.

Since the Conference, there has been an increase in media coverage of climate change (e.g. the April 3 Time Magazine, the 60 Minutes segments on the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and rewriting the science, increased New York Times coverage and the HBO documentary Too Hot Not to Handle airing this month).

Momentum for translating the documented increase in public concern about the issue into action is growing. But attention has spiked before, and there remains a real risk that climate change will be treated as the news story of the week if we do not take steps to sustain and build civic awareness and engagement on the issue. What needs to be done to service the demand for information on climate change science, as well as on adaptation and mitigation efforts? These are the kinds of questions that we are hoping to answer in our dialogues on this site. Additional questions are listed on each domain page as a starting point for discussion.

I encourage you to become involved in one or more of the Action Items. Of the 39 action items generated at the Conference, which do you believe will have the greatest impact? Which should be given greatest priority? What challenges and obstacles will impede an action item from proceeding forward effectively? What can you do specifically, both alone and collectively, to advance its implementation?

I look forward to reading your comments.

Numerous religious organizations, such as churches/synagogues, hospitals, and foundations with investments in major corporations, have recently filed shareholder resolutions requesting these corporations to disclose their energy efficiency performance and greenhouse gas emissions. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been speaking to the main energy coalitions (Apollo Alliance, EFC, NCEP, Set America Free, and SAFE) and learning of their recent accomplishments. Read the rest of this entry »