Climate Science & Research

The following resources provide support on integrating research activities into the climate action plan and creating solutions to the climate crisis. They also address research related to understanding the physical science of climate disruption, as well as the social science issues around the impacts of climate disruption, communicating about sustainability, and climate action and policy.

See also:
The National Climate Assessment
The Crisis of Climate Disruption
The Higher Education Climate Adaptation Committee

Articles & Blog Posts

Enlightening and Empowering: REN21′s Global Futures Report on Renewables
January, 2013

David Hales, President, Second Nature
The University of Maine’s Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship (IGERT) Focused on Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change
December, 2012

Misa Saros, A2C2 IGERT Program Coordinator, University of Maine
Building Georgia Tech’s Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory
November, 2012

Howard Wertheimer, Director, Capital Planning & Space Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
Involving Students in Climate Action Planning Prepares them for Life after College
October, 2012

Anne Bertucio, Business & Community Relations Coordinator, Focus the Nation
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Publications

Fast Forward: Latest Climate Science Shows Human Society Facing Greater Risks from Global Warming Sooner Than Predicted in 2007 IPCC Report

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The steady stream of new evidence about the dramatic physical changes across the Earth makes it harder to avoid urgent questions about what lies ahead for today’s college students.

Higher Education’s Role in Adapting to a Changing Climate

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Evaluates how colleges and universities are preparing society for a changing climate through their education, research, operations, and community engagement activities.

The Ultimate Stakes: Climate Change and the Fate of Civilization

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The challenge of global warming can be mind-boggling and complex, but the bottom line is both simple and clear. Change is under way and hitting harder and faster than expected. What is ultimately at stake is the human way of life we call civilization.