Category Archives: New Publications

Dilling: Community Involvement Critical to Adaptation, Managing Climate Change Risks

Posted on May 4, 2015 by prometheus

by Lisa Dilling Daily Camera May 3, 2015 For more than a decade, I’ve been studying how the knowledge we gain through research can be more useful to decision makers. Trained as a biologist but drawn to understanding how people … Continue reading →

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Boykoff: Leveraging Media, Social Sciences, Humanities in Climate Change Debate

Posted on May 4, 2015 by prometheus

by Maxwell Boykoff Daily Camera May 3, 2015 The state of scientific evidence of human-induced climate change is strong (see Jim White’s Feb 22 piece). This is bolstered by consensus statements from just about every relevant collection of experts across … Continue reading →

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The Dynamics of Vulnerability: Why Adapting to Climate Variability Will Not Always Prepare Us for Climate Change

Posted on April 27, 2015 by prometheus

by Lisa Dilling, Meaghan E. Daly, William R. Travis, Olga V. Wilhelmi, and Roberta A. Klein Climate Change, doi: 10.1002/wcc.341 Published April 23, 2015 Recent reports and scholarship suggest that adapting to current climate variability may represent a ‘no regrets’ … Continue reading →

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Why Discrediting Controversial Academics Such as Bjørn Lomborg Damages Science

Posted on April 27, 2015 by prometheus

by Roger Pielke, Jr. The Guardian April 23, 2015 The anger surrounding the appointment of ‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ Bjørn Lomborg to a university post in Australia gives us a great opportunity to discuss academic intolerance Alice Dreger’s new book, Galileo’s Middle … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Informational Inputs in Rulemaking Processes: A Cross-Case Analysis

Posted on April 16, 2015 by prometheus

by Deserai A. Crow, Elizabeth A. Albright, and Elizabeth Koebele Administrative & Society April 2015 DOI: 10.1177/0095399715581040 Abstract: As legislative venues are increasingly stymied by gridlock, much policymaking responsibility has devolved to the U.S. states. This article analyzes informational inputs … Continue reading →

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An Ecomodernist Manifesto

Posted on April 15, 2015 by prometheus

by J. Asafu-Adjaye, L. Blomqvist, S. Brand, B. Brook, R. DeFries, E. Ellis, C. Foreman, D. Keith, M. Lewis, M. Lynas, T. Nordhaus, R. Pielke, Jr.,R. Pritzker, J. Roy, M. Sagoff, M. Shellenberger, R. Stone, P. Teague A manifesto to … Continue reading →

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Lens on Climate Change: Making Climate Meaningful Through Student-Produced Videos

Posted on April 14, 2015 by prometheus

by Anne U. Gold, David J. Oonk, Lesley Smith, Maxwell T. Boykoff, Beth Osnes, and Susan B. Sullivan Journal of Geography March 24, 2015 Abstract Learning about climate change is tangible when it addresses impacts that can be observed close … Continue reading →

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Obstacles to Accountability in International Sports Governance

Posted on April 9, 2015 by prometheus

by Roger Pielke, Jr. Chapter in Global Corruption Report: Sport Edited by G. Sweeney Transparency International (2015) To understand why international sport organisations are so often the subject of allegations and findings of corruption it is necessary to understand the … Continue reading →

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Ernest Moniz and the Physics of Diplomacy

Posted on April 9, 2015 by prometheus

In his pivotal contribution to the US-Iran nuclear negotiations, Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of Energy, offers a role model of how to integrate science and politics. by Roger Pielke, Jr. The Guardian April 8, 2015 He has been called President … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Adaptation in Mumbai, India

Posted on April 7, 2015 by prometheus

by Emily Boyd, Aditya Ghosh, and Maxwell T. Boykoff Chapter 8 in The Urban Climate Challenge: Rethinking the Role of Cities in the Global Climate Regime (Edited by C. Johnson, N. Toly, H. Schroeder) Routledge Press (2015) Bombay’s fate us … Continue reading →

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