15 January 2009
On Friday, January 9th, CSD senior scientist Susan Solomon was an invited panelist at two seminars on Capitol Hill, "Climate Change: Intersections of Science and Policy." A morning seminar on the Senate side was followed by an afternoon seminar on the House side. The seminars were aimed at aiding policy makers in their discussions of scientific issues related to climate.
Background: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), AMS, Ecological Society of America, Geological Society of America, and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change co-hosted the seminars with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the House Science and Technology Committee. In addition to Solomon, featured panelists included former Senator Tim Wirth, Peter Gleick (president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security), and Ted Parson (Professor of Law and of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan). Dr. Solomon's presentation drew from her recent work as co-chair of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Significance: Solomon's participation in these seminars contributes to NOAA's efforts to provide policy-relevant scientific information to support national and international decisions on climate.