SCIENCE POLICY: The Flying Trapeze

In early 2015, as President Obama formulated his Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions to combat the impacts of climate change, some congressional leaders dismissed climate change as a hoax. Sunrise on a crisp winter morning in Washington D.C. I turned up my collar against the cold north wind,...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2019-04, Vol.100 (4), p.692-698
Main Author: Rickenbach, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon emissions
Clean energy
Climate change
Climate science
Coastal zone management
Communication
Corporate headquarters
Deforestation
Emissions control
Environmental impact
Legislators
Policies
Political representation
Science policy
Scientists
Sea level
Sea level rise
Subway stations
Subways
Sunrise
Wool
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Summary:In early 2015, as President Obama formulated his Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions to combat the impacts of climate change, some congressional leaders dismissed climate change as a hoax. Sunrise on a crisp winter morning in Washington D.C. I turned up my collar against the cold north wind, thrust my frozen hands deep into my wool coat pockets, and walked briskly past the long cascade of steps on the east side of the Capitol Building on my way to our team’s arranged meeting point at a nearby Metro station. The Division of Coastal Management shall be the only State agency authorized to develop rates of sea-level rise. (North Carolina General Assembly, 2012) As a scientist I should be excited to read words like “extrapolated linearly” and “accelerated rates of sea level rise” enshrined in North Carolina state law.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0171.1