2009 Articles

Climategate, Public Opinion, and the Loss of Trust

This working paper examines the impact of Climategate on public perceptions of climate change and climate scientists, drawing on our national survey conducted in December, 2009 and January, 2010. In brief, we found that Climategate had a significant negative effect on...
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Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Climate Change

Automobile use is a significant contributor to climate change, local air pollution, pedestrian injuries and deaths, declines in physical activity and obesity. A significant proportion of car use is for short trips that can relatively easily be taken with active...
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Creating a Common Climate Language

The National Research Council has observed that climate science is progressing well, but the use of science in decision making lags far behind. Given the high stakes involved, it is imperative that we improve the exchange of information between scientists and public...
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No More Business as Usual: Addressing Climate Change through Constructive Engagement

Should we panic yet? This was the question asked and answered (in the negative) by a recent Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences editorial in response to new research indicating that “greenhouse gas emissions of the past have already loaded the Earth System...
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