Decision-Making Workshop on Energy Policy and Climate
Change
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 * 9 a.m.-3 p.m. * Harlos House * SIGN-UP
REQUIRED! (see
below)
"Evidence continues to accumulate that carbon dioxide. . . from fossil
fuel burning is causing dangerous interference in the climate. . . .
[S]ix of the seven warmest years on record have occurred since 2001 and
the 10 warmest years have occurred since 1995. . . . Models predict that,
without action to curb the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,
we risk triggering catastrophe...."
- Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton
University
~ WHAT CAN BE DONE, what should be done to address the impact that human
beings are having on the planet’s climate?
~ WHAT TOOLS DO WE ARLEADY HAVE, what alternatives should we consider,
what choices can be made, what will be the costs?
Next month the United Nations will host a climate change conference to
negotiate international policies "to save our planet from the devastating
effects of global warming." Whether or not you are persuaded that climate
change is a serious problem or caused by humans, policies are being made
that will affect you as well as the planet. WHAT SHOULD THOSE POLICIES
BE?
You need no expertise to participate in this decision-making workshop as
Professor Matt
Auer, an environmental policy expert and an award-winning member of
the SPEA faculty, will provide background and guidance. Using a game
developed by the Princeton Environmental Institute, students will work
together in teams to "solve" the looming carbon crisis and find a solution
that will lead to a "cooler" future.
The game will help you think, research, and negotiate as you and your
teammates work to come up with a strategy to use available technologies in
politically, economically, and physically possible ways.
Professor Auer’s research focuses on comparative industrial environmental
politics, international forest policy, and the politics of foreign aid; he
has received 10 teaching awards at IU, including the President’s Award for
Teaching Excellence.
RSVP: If you are interested in attending, please send a
message to Eriko
Atagi (eatagi AT indiana.edu) with your name, e-mail address, phone
number, year in school, and field(s) of study. Space is limited so we
will let you know whether a space was available when you replied. The
workshop is co-sponsored by the Wells Scholars Program.
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