U13A:
Climate Literacy: The National Climate Assessment as a Resource for Decision Making and Education at Multiple Scales

Session ID#: 2042

Monday, 15 December 2014: 1:40 PM-3:40 PM
2022-2024 (Moscone West)
Chairs:  Tamara S Ledley, Bentley University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Waltham, United States and Emily Therese Cloyd, National Climate Assessment / USGCRP, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Convener:  Tamara S Ledley, Bentley University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Waltham, United States
Co-conveners:  Fred Lipschultz, US Global Change Research Prog, Senior Scientist (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States, Emily Therese Cloyd, National Climate Assessment / USGCRP, Washington, DC, United States and Frank Niepold III, NOAA Washington DC, Climate Program Office, Washington, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Tamara S Ledley, Bentley University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Waltham, United States
Index Terms:

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Virtual Option?: Yes
Swirl Theme: Global Change: Science Literacy, Societal Impacts, and Response Strategies

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Introductory Remarks
U13A-01
Risky Business and the American Climate Prospectus: Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States" (Invited) (19024)
Kate Gordon1, Trevor Houser2, Robert E Kopp3, Solomon M Hsiang4, Kate Larsen5, Amir Jina6, Michael Delgado2, Robert Muir-Wood7, DJ Rasmussen8, James Rising9, Michael Mastrandrea10 and Paul S Wilson11, (1)Next Generation, San Francisco, CA, United States, (2)Rhodium Group, Oakland, United States, (3)Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (4)University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, Berkeley, United States, (5)Rhodium Group, Oakland, CA, United States, (6)Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States, (7)Risk Management Solutions, Inc., Newark, CA, United States, (8)ENVIRON International Corporation Novato, Novato, CA, United States, (9)Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, United States, (10)Carnegie Institution, Millbrae, CA, United States, (11)Risk Management Solutions, London, United Kingdom
U13A-02
Making the connection: Federal efforts on climate change and health (Invited) (31653)
John M. Balbus, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
U13A-03
The U.S. EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation Plans and the Nation Climate Assessment (Invited) (17148)
Suzanne Marr, Environmental Protection Agency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States and John Kemmerer, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Los Angeles, United States
U13A-04
The National Climate Assessment: A Treasure Trove for Education, Communications and Outreach (Invited) (5683)
Mark McCaffrey1, Minda Berbeco1, Dr. Rachel Connolly, PhD2, Frank Niepold III3, Kristen L I Poppleton4, Emily Therese Cloyd5 and Tamara S Ledley6, (1)National Center for Science Education, Oakland, CA, United States, (2)WGBH, Boston, MA, United States, (3)NOAA Washington DC, Climate Program Office, Washington, United States, (4)Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, Minneapolis, MN, United States, (5)National Climate Assessment / USGCRP, Washington, DC, United States, (6)Bentley University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Waltham, United States
U13A-05
NASA and the National Climate Assessment: Promoting awareness of NASA Earth science (Invited) (23147)
Allison K Leidner, Department of the Interior Washington DC, Washington, United States
Panel Discussion
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