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Climate Change Education and Outreach

Climate Change Education and Outreach. Karen Scott, Education/Outreach Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division. Communicating Climate Change: Internet. General public’s source for accurate climate change information Newly revamped

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Climate Change Education and Outreach

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  1. Climate Change Education and Outreach Karen Scott, Education/Outreach Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division

  2. Communicating Climate Change: Internet • General public’s source for accurate climate change information • Newly revamped • One of EPA’s most popular sites • Science • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Health and Environmental Effects • U.S. Climate Policy • What You Can Do • Other Resources www.epa.gov/climatechange

  3. What You Can Do • At Home • At the Office • On the Road • At School EPA’s Personal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator • Provides estimate of emissions form household energy use and waste disposal • Helps identify what you can do to reduce emissions www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd

  4. FactSheets and Brochures • “What You Can Do” fact sheets for distribution to the public • Brochures: Climate Change and Public Lands, Birds, Cold Water Fish, Coral Reefs (all in revision)

  5. Educational ToolKits • Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters • created in 2001 with NPS and U.S. FWS for formal and non-formal education • case studies, activities, and audiovisual materials • Global Warming Wheel Card Kit (2002) for middle school - kids learn how to create an energy efficient school • Climate CHECK (2007) for high school students to calculate emissions www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/school.html

  6. Revision of Wildlife Kit • Collaborative effort of 8 federal agencies (EPA, NPS, USFWS, NOAA, NASA, USDA/FS, USGS, BLM) • 11 case studies of 11 eco-regions in U.S. • High Def Video on climate science and impacts on wildlife and wild lands • Impacts information as specific and local as possible • “What You Can Do” beyond the light bulb • More environmentally friendly packaging (DVD)

  7. Education/Outreach Programs • Heat Health Initiative • Sea Level Rise (incl. CCSP SAP 4.1 – release for public comment, Feb. 2008) • Tribes (with EPA American Indian Affairs) • Climate Friendly Parks (with NPS) • Climate Ready Estuaries (new in 2008 - with EPA Office of Water and NEPs)

  8. Contact Information Karen Scott USEPA 202-343-9468 scott.karen@epa.gov

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