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The Arctic is experiencing rapid warming and melting, and new science indicates that this process will likely produce profound affects for the rest of the globe in the coming decades.

To bring the latest science and information about those impacts to communities around the country, Clean Air-Cool Planet has teamed up with the Royal Norwegian Embassy to create a series of events examining rapidly accelerating changes in the Arctic and the range of serious impacts states and local communities could face in the years ahead.

Ambassador with Mariel Nanansi, Director of New Energy Economy, and our key partner

These climate seminars include the Ambassador, a scientist from Norway to present the latest findings on loss of sea ice, receding glaciers, and warming air and water in the Arctic, a scientist to describe expected impacts in the states and regions where the seminars are held, and a policy expert to explore with participants options for taking action to address carbon emissions.

Cities visited to date include Racine, WI; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Richmond, VA; Cleveland, OH; Grand Forks, ND; Santa Fe, NM; Bozeman, MT; and Billings MT.

Speakers at Norwegian Climate Seminars

  • Dr. Ellen Douglas, University of Massachusetts Boston. Climate change impacts for the Southeastern United States.
  • Dr. Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Ecotoxicology Coordinator at the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway. Biology of the Arctic and the implications of warming for the region and the world.
  • Dr. Kim Holmen, Research Director, Norwegian Polar Institute. Rapid Arctic climate change and its feedback to global climate
  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Economics advisor to George Bush and John McCain. Market-based approaches for addressing climate change.
  • Dr. Eugenie Euskirchen, Research Assistant Professor of Terrestrial Ecology at University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Documented changes in climate influence the arctic terrestrial ecosystems, and feedback to influence the climate.
  • Dr. Nalan Koc, Director of the Norwegian Center for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems in Tromso, Norway. Accelerated warming and melting in the Arctic ice region.
  • Adam Markham, Chief Executive Officer of Clean Air-Cool Planet. Effects of warming on Arctic ecosystems and potential catastrophic impacts on ice-dependent wildlife, including polar bears.
  • Dr. Walt Meier, National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Trends in sea ice in the Arctic
  • Dr. R. Steven Nerem, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Science at the University of Colorado. Current and projected sea level rise as result of the melting of land-based ice.
  • Rafe Pomerance, Senior Fellow at Clean Air-Cool Planet. Policy alternatives for addressing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts.
  • Dr. Pal Prestrud of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research--Oslo (CICERO). The causes and effects of Arctic warming.
  • Dr. Gregg Garfin, Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona. Impacts of climate change to the Southwestern US.
  • Dr. Steve Running, University of Montana. The Business Case for A Carbon Policy.

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