Do you believe that grass is green?
Do you believe that fire is hot?
Do you believe that Climate Change is happening?
No, it is not a belief; it’s what we know.
Marshall Shepherd interview from What We Know on Vimeo.
A few days ago the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced their new “What We Know” initiative with the goal of countering the misguided beliefs of many Americans that Climate Change is still up for debate.
The What We Know initiative is dedicated to ensuring that three “R’s” of climate change communicated to the public.
~ The first is Reality — 97% of climate experts have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening.
~ The second is Risk — that the reality of climate change means that there are climate change impacts we can expect, but we also must consider what might happen, especially the small, but real, chance that we may face abrupt changes with massively disruptive impacts.
~ The third R is Response — that there is much we can do and that the sooner we respond, the better off we will be.
The What We Know initiative will include outreach to scientists, economists, community leaders, policy makers and the public at large over the following months via meetings and media outreach.
Coming on the heels of the Climate Change marathon last week in the U.S. Senate and the launching of President Obama's
data.gov Climate page, I feel encouraged that our leaders and leading scientists are ready to push back against the media’s negligent reporting. I do believe we may be nearing a realization by Americans that this is a reality we can't escape and the time for response is now.
For more coverage:
AAAS Seeks to End Confusion on Climate Change; They've Got Their Work Cut Out For Them
~ xaxnar
New Gallup Poll on Climate Change Shows Media and Political Malpractice
~ Liberty Equality Fraternity and Trees
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