Global Climate Change

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Should our democracy adopt a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions?

Articles and Papers


Cooler Heads Coalition. “Global Warming Updates: Science, Politics, Economics” (Washington, DC: Cooler Heads Coalition, 2004)

 

Drum, Kevin. "10 Ways to Trade Up" Mother Jones March/April 2009 

 

Environmental Defense. “Global Warming: Undo It” (New York: Environmental Defense Action Fund, 2005)

 

“Global Warming: What Should We Do About It?,” Bill of Rights in Action (Los Angeles, CA: Constitutional Rights Foundation, Fall 2002), Vol. 18: 4

 

“Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations and World Meteorological Organization, 2005)

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.), “Global Warming: Frequently Asked Questions” (Asheville, NC: NOAA, National Climatic Data Center, 2005)

 

Schwartz, Peter, and Doug Randall, An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security, a report prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense (Emeryville, CA: Global Business Network, February 2004)

 

“United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” (Bonn, Germany: Secretariat of the UNFCCC, 2005)

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Climate Change and Global Warming” (Washington, DC: USEPA, 2008)

 

Worldwatch Institute, “Research Library: Climate Change” (Washington, DC: Institute, 2005)

Audio Articles


"Europe's Carbon Trading Market Sees Brisk Business" National Public Radio (June 5, 2007)

 

"Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits" National Public Radio (October 16, 2007)

 

"New Climate Solutions Sought as CO2 Levels Rise" National Public Radio (November 2, 2007)

 

"Senate Bill Targets Coal-Power Greenhouse Gases" National Public Radio (November 3, 2007)

 

"The Climate Race: The planet will survive, but will we?" National Public Radio (Ocotber 28, 2009)

 

Videos


Big Think: Is it fair to ask developing countries to go green?

 

"Fastest Glacier: A Glacier Moving Way Too Fast Reveals How Unpredictable the Effects of Global Warming Can Be" PBS Nova: Science Now

 

"Stronger Hurricanes: Is Global Warming Making Hurricanes More Intense?" PBS Nova: Science Now

 

 Activities & Websites


Marian Koshland Science Museum, “Global Warming Facts and Our Future” (Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 2005)

 

www.breathingearth.net - Map of the earth's countries with CO2 Emission rates and other facts

 

Footprint Network Ecological Footprint Calculator

 

 
 
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