Earlier, I provided an overview of carbon pricing systems, intended to help illustrate the discussion that, I felt, people should be having. Most of what I wrote there still stands, but I’ve been thinking on this a lot lately (especially since I’ve been almost obsessively following the Waxman-Markey bill discussion in the US House) and have realized two things: I left out a critical option, and my earlier support for cap-and-trade has waned. This post is intended to address those points. (more…)
July 17, 2009
July 6, 2009
Climate Change Discussion Resources
One of the many things I’ve been up to since my last period of activity was participating in an interesting pilot project on campus: The Alberta Virtual Classroom, which, in part, enables discussion between grad students and high school classrooms around the world (well, North America so far, but the principle holds), letting us serve as mentors to young students. Despite not being a grad student (formally) and not being involved in climate change (formally), my name showed up on a list of grad students involved in climate change work (likely due to my position in the Energy Club), so I was invited to speak with a handful of others on the subject of climate.
While the experience itself was worthwhile on my end, one ancillary effect was that I finally compiled an excellent list of go-to resources and notes intended for high school students and teachers covering climate change — basically, stuff that covers many of the facets of the issues in a way that’s both comprehensive and comprehensible. Since the website where they’re stored will be going offline shortly, I figured I should repost them here. They’re below the fold.
