Climate fever

the dean of the school of natural resources and environment and one of its professors were recognized sept. 25 by Michigan gov. Jennifer granholm for their work on the intergovernmental Panel on climate change, which shared in the 2007 nobel Peace Prize. rosina M. bierbaum, snre dean and professor, led four u.s. delegations to iPcc plenary meetings in shanghai, Montreal, costa rica and Mexico city, including the 2001 final

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bierbauM (toP) and leMos Were honored by granholM (right). science assessment approval. she coordinated the White house review of the 1995 and 2001 reports and served as an expert reviewer of the 2007 iPcc report. Maria carmen lemos, an snre associate professor, contributed to a chapter in the “impacts, adaptation and Vulnerability” volume of the 2007 iPcc report. the iPcc, a global network of approximately 2,000 scientists, shared the 2007 nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President al gore. according to the nobel Peace Prize citation, the iPcc has produced scientific reports for two decades that have “created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming.” granholm visited campus to kick off a Michigan law conference on the next president’s environmental program by discussing Michigan’s role in that program, especially in light of the state’s recently passed renewable energy legislation. later, she honored bierbaum, lemos and other u-M iPcc participants, including henry Pollack, emeritus professor of geophysics, department of geological sciences; Joyce Penner, ralph J. cicerone distinguished Professor of atmospheric science, department of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences (aoss); natalia andronova, research scientist, aoss; and detlaf sprinz, visiting professor, department of Political science.

the university of Michigan, through its school of natural resources and environment, has published the proceedings from snre’s May 2007 national summit on coping with climate change. the event – the first of its kind in the nation – focused on helping the united states prepare for the impact of climate change. Coping with Climate Change: National Summit Proceedings captures the ideas of top environmental leaders regarding national adaptation strategies to climate change. the 256-page book contains keynote speeches, transcripts of breakout sessions and panel discussions, and the candid and valuable insights from sector syntheses and scenario summaries. the book also includes an

READ MORE: snre.umich.edu/climate_change executive summary from snre dean rosina M. bierbaum and a companion cd, which contains many summit PowerPoint presentations and photos. More than 150 experts from academia, government, business and the nonprofit sector participated. external sponsorship came from google inc., the gordon and betty Moore foundation, the frey foundation, the national science foundation and the u.s. environmental Protection agency.

“the material presented in the book and companion cd remains as fascinating and relevant today as it did during the summit,” dean bierbaum said. “building on this work will be essential to preparing our nation to confront climate change.” it is available through amazon.com and www.islandpress.org. to order copies, visit snre.umich.edu/books.

snre organized the May 8-10, 2007, suMMit as the uniVersity’s coMMitMent to the clinton global initiatiVe, a non-Partisan effort to deVise and iMPleMent solutions to World challenges.