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Climate Change Policy and Politics: Outreach and In-reach Activities Michele Betsill, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University. Climate Policy Internship Program Science - Policy Dialogues Graduate Colloquium. Zoe Keve Colorado College.
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Climate Change Policy and Politics: Outreach and In-reach ActivitiesMichele Betsill, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University • Climate Policy Internship Program • Science - Policy Dialogues • Graduate Colloquium
Zoe KeveColorado College • Partner: National Conference of State Legislators • Biofuels Policy • Sources and types • Food v. fuel • Global v. local • Policy options Source: www.treehugger.com Source: home.cc.umanitoba.ca
Claudette OjoHampton University • Partner: City of Fort Collins/ClimateWise Program • “Best Practices” report • Based on interviews with 20 ClimateWisepartners “Claudette’s work to help the ClimateWise program business partners evaluate their progress towards participation milestones was also invaluable to the ClimateWise program.” Lucinda Smith, Sr. Environmental Planner, City of Fort Collins
Tyler RugglesColorado College • Partner: City of Fort Collins/Natural Resources Department • Community Climate Challenge Report • Research/interviews of 15 cities • Presented findings to 3 stakeholder focus groups “Tyler Ruggles’ work...has been a great reference guide for staff as we have subsequently worked to develop a community climate challenge in Fort Collins. In fact, City staff in other cities have also benefited from his research because I have shared the report with them.” Lucinda Smith, City of Fort Collins
David SullivanColorado College • Partner: National Conference of State Legislators • Carbon Pricing Report • Cap and trade v.carbon taxes 14 May 09 DEC 2009 €14.50-0.13 Source: Point Carbon David says the internship “opened his eyes to the policy process through direct interaction with state legislators.”
Climate Policy Interns Summer 2009 • Tentative partners/projects • City of Fort Collins Natural Resources Department • Obstacles and opportunities for municipal climate action/community climate challenge • Methodologies for documenting and reporting emissions reductions • Trees, Water & People • Environmental justice and carbon offsets
Science-Policy Dialogue • Facilitate ongoing dialogue between CMMAP team members and stakeholders/policy makers • General relationship building • Copenhagen Climate Congress • Roundtables at the 2009 Graduate Student Summer Colloquium • Grad student research on CMMAP team members and stakeholder engagement • Side event at COP-15 in Copenhagen
2009 CMMAP Graduate Colloquium on Climate Policy and Politics • Mock global negotiations • Roundtable discussions with local, state and federal policy makers • Speaker on funding decisions for climate science research • Workshop on communicating climate change • National Climate Service • Discussion on the roles and responsibilities of scientists in policy making