Coming out of Copenhagen I was overwhelmed. I am still overwhelmed. Climate change is so much more complicated than I could have ever imagined. This is an issue of population, energy use, consumerism, economics, faith, culture, politics, science, and so much more. I cannot fathom the best method for connecting all of these pieces or […]
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The division between academia and policy implementation, in the field of climate change, has in my opinion never been wider. When I began this course, I was passionate about the study and implementation of public policy. Although I knew very little about climate change, I had studied the policy making process in both the United […]
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At Hillary Clinton’s press conference in Copenhagen today, she called for international cooperation from all parts of the world and commitments from all major emitters. Clinton announced the US’s commitment to spend 100b/yr by 2020 for climate adaptation in poor countries. However, she made it clear that the US’s financial commitment is contingent on a transparent commitment […]
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The effort to combat climate change is often tackled from a public policy perspective. Although this approach is crucial to the negotiations, it is only part of the solution. Today, I attended a lecture titled “Green Building U.S. Technology,” which focused largely on programs within the United States and their efforts to go green. One […]
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The automotive industry is a large industry where there is potential for trying improve emissions standards in the United States. The Obama Administration has committed to tougher standards than have been adopted in the past. This sector has the potential to be both economically helpful to citizens as well as lower emissions.The administration has proposed […]
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