|
At Clean Air-Cool Planet, our work is a combination of educating people and institutions about the problem of climate change and collaborating with them on solutions.
CA-CP In Action
|
In March, CA-CP has teamed up with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to offer a forestry conference that drew over 300 attendees and featured former governor George Pataki; NH State Forester, Phil Bryce; UNH's Vice President for Research, John Aber; Climate Policy Center chair Rafe Pomerance; and more.
See the agenda.
Records of physical and biological seasonal events (e.g. ice-out, lilac bloom, snowfall and snow cover) point to changes already evident in the Northeast.
Find out what climate scientists say about our winters...
|
CA-CP is working with Cornell University, the Tellus Institute and others to explore and address the impact of global warming on farming and horticulture in the Northeast. There is a new website available to agricultural extension agents and others looking for information on agriculture and farming: www.climateandfarming.org
2007 was the year that broke the record for the least amount of sea ice in the arctic, but according to scientists, the ice cover during the summer of 2008 shows signs that the ice is younger and thinner than ever before. Read the article...
Current state of arctic ice from the National Snow and Ice Data Center
|
Science & Policy Background
|
A report published by the Union of Concerned Scientists documents current impacts of climate change on our region and examines future impacts under two different scenarios. This is the most comprehensive look at what climate change means "close to home" since the Northeast Regional Assesment five years ago. Download the report.
CA-CP's Adam Markham joined many prominent speakers at the New York Botanical Garden Climate Change: Prospects for Nature symposium. You can read what fellow presenters - including Al Gore, Bill McKibben, UNH's Cameron Wake and Cornell's David Wolfe - had to say in this press release, or check out the webcast.
This documentary, featuring interviews with top climate scientists as well as some analysis of solutions, first aired on HBO on Earth Day and is available (free) for educators by request. Check it out.
|
In August 2001 the landmark New England Governors’ and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Regional Climate Change Action Plan – the first regional climate change plan in the nation - was signed, and it’ s now being implemented.
What’s in the Plan, and what do it and the new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) mean for the Northeast? Learn more...
An increasing number of new policies and programs support renewable energy and conservation. A resource to help you learn what grants or tax credits your project might qualify for: the EPA's guide to state and local clean energy programs.
California has raised the bar in US climate policy, setting out aggressive mandatory carbon cuts over the coming decades. Read more. |
Questions about CA-CP’s climate science or policy work? Contact Bill Burtis
|
Thinner and Younger