Research Guides: Big Ideas at Queens College: Big Idea: Past Climate Change Provides Insight into the Future

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BOOKS

A Great Aridness : Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest. by William Debuys
Publication Date: 2012
William deBuys paints a compelling picture of what the Southwest might look like when the heat turns up and the water runs out. This semi-arid land, vulnerable to water shortages, rising temperatures, wildfires, and a host of other environmental challenges, is poised to bear the heaviest consequences of global environmental change in the United States.
Climate Change and Natural Disasters Transforming Economics and Policies for a Sustainable Future. by Vinod Thomas
ISBN: 9781315081045
Publication Date: 2017
. Vinod Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only if governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. When considering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action can drive economic growth, rather than hinder it.
Dark Age America : Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead. by John Michael Greer
ISBN: 9781550926286
Publication Date: 2015
The climate futurist presents a sobering analysis of America’s future in the face of climate change—and how we can prepare to make the most of it. After decades of missed opportunities, the door to a sustainable future has closed, and the future we face now is one in which today's industrial civilization unravels in the face of uncontrolled climate change and resource depletio
A bright future : how some countries have solved climate change and the rest can follow. by Goldstein, Joshua S.
Call Number: TD171.75 .G65 2019
Publication Date: 2019
This book will encourage a fresh look at the assumptions that have long shaped the climate change debate
Stolen Future, Broken Present The Human Significance of Climate Change. by David A. Collings
ISBN: 13 978-1-60785-314-5
Publication Date: 2014

WEB RESOURCES

Climate change projections: How do scientists predict our future climate?
Future Directions for the World Climate Research Programme
CUNY Conference on Climate Change Education (C4E) View Conference Program
This page evolve the most current information. We hope to be a source of a wide variety of content from current events, faculty and staff research projects and fun tips to important information about what we are doing as a campus to impact the environment.

STREAMING VIDEOS, UTUBES CLIPS, CD AND VHS TAPES

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION 23 April 2015 16:20 10 of the best YouTube videos on climate change.
o celebrate, Carbon Brief has compiled a list of 10 of some of the best videos about climate change featured on the site. Featuring comedians, scientists and some very slick graphics, these hits have helped make the internet a more entertaining and informative place to learn about climate science and policy.

The future of climate change is here, scientist warns.
Understand the past to understand the future: Climate science at Princeton.
This article is part of a series to present the sweep of Princeton’s environmental excellence over the past half-century.
Global Climate Change: A scientist's final paper looks toward Earth's future climate
The paper includes a significant overarching message: The current international fleet of satellites is making real improvements in accurately measuring greenhouse gases from space, but in the future a more sophisticated system of observations will be necessary to understand and predict Earth's changing climate at the level of accuracy needed by society.
SIMPLY SCIENCE: Climate Change Special
This very special edition of Simply Science is dedicated to Climate Change and the unprecedented impact humans have had on our planet. In this episode we’ll take a look at the policy that is shaping our climate future, the challenge in moving away from fossil fuels, and how climate change is impacting our health, the weather, the trees, and even our beaches.

ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS & SOCIETIES

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE An analysis of how urban-focused professional societies are integrating climate change into their member engagement activities.
The ultimate goal of this report is to identify promising
practices for training and engaging urban professionals in
climate action, as well as to identify areas where more work
is needed. This knowledge will help us find ways to ensure
that those working in urban areas, regardless of professional background, are equipped with the information and
tools needed to create more resilient communities.
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Prepared by the Kresge Foundation
Environmental Professional Associations & Organizations
All membership-based Environmental Professional Associations & Organizations serve the interests of professionals within a particular specialization or niche. It’s wise to visit each Association’s website for more information on specializations, membership costs, and requirements.
Professional Societies and Climate Change
The report relies on publicly available materials and follow-up interviewers with professional societies. The researchers included a diverse set of 41 professional societies operating at the local level that play a significant role in building resilience.
Dr. Jonathan Pershing’s Colloquium: “Climate Change: Where are we today and what can we do about it?”
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Jonathan Pershing, also a QC alum, is the program director for Environment at William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. He is the former Special Envoy for Climate Change in the US Department of State and Department of Energy.