The Yale F&ES Project on Climate Change is pleased to offer this website as a virtual meeting place where actors from different sectors of society can engage in open dialogue and find solutions for bridging the gap between climate science and action. We hope that this site enables stronger collaboration among individuals and institutions in order to begin implementation of the recommendations for action that came out of our 2005 Conference, and to spotlight or augment other actions already underway.
Since the Conference, there has been an increase in media coverage of climate change (e.g. the April 3 Time Magazine, the 60 Minutes segments on the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and rewriting the science, increased New York Times coverage and the HBO documentary Too Hot Not to Handle airing this month).
Momentum for translating the documented increase in public concern about the issue into action is growing. But attention has spiked before, and there remains a real risk that climate change will be treated as the news story of the week if we do not take steps to sustain and build civic awareness and engagement on the issue. What needs to be done to service the demand for information on climate change science, as well as on adaptation and mitigation efforts? These are the kinds of questions that we are hoping to answer in our dialogues on this site. Additional questions are listed on each domain page as a starting point for discussion.
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