PA11E:
Communicating Climate Change: Informing Politicians and Policy Makers Posters


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Session ID#: 56621

Session Description:
Climate change is creating very serious risks for American families and businesses, and presenting important decisions about how best to manage them. However, climate change is also a subject of intense political partisanship for many politicians, which can often prevent constructive discussions and decision-making. Yet climate researchers continue to serve the public interest by seeking to engage politicians about this issue. The 4thU.S. National Climate Assessment underscores the urgent need to address and mitigate rapid changes occurring in the Earth’s climate system. In today’s politically charged environment, how can the public come to understand and address the importance of climate change to public health, economic well being, and domestic security? Researchers will talk about their own experiences of engaging with politicians from across the political spectrum at federal and state level, and will identify lessons that can be learned by others who wish to join the conversation.
Primary Convener:  Donald J Wuebbles, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, United States
Conveners:  Robert Edward Thomas Ward, London School of Economics, London, WC2A, United Kingdom, Bud Ward, Yale Climate Connections, White Stone, VA, United States and Susan Joy Hassol, Climate Communication, Durham, NC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Donald J Wuebbles, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, United States
Chairs:  Donald J Wuebbles, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, United States and Robert Edward Thomas Ward, London School of Economics, London, WC2A, United Kingdom
OSPA Liaison:  Donald J Wuebbles, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:

1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

From USENET to Twitter the adventures Eli Rabett (418127)
Joshua B Halpern, Howard University, Chemistry, Washington, DC, United States
Developing Congressional ocean acidification champions by sidestepping climate partisanship (412369)
Sarah R Cooley, Ocean Conservancy Inc., Washington, United States
One hundred years of sea-level rise discussions in politics and media (417254)
Fedor Baart1, Renske de Winter1, Robin Nicolai2 and Marjolijn Haasnoot1, (1)Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, (2)HKV Consultants, Lelystad, Netherlands
Beyond Dueling Experts: Communicating the Importance of Knowledge-Based Consensus to Policymakers (433446)
Peter Jacobs, George Mason University, Environmental Science and Policy, Fairfax, VA, United States, John Cook, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States and Aaron Huertas, Science Communication Media, Washington, DC, United States

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