American Chemical Society posts new online collection of resources on climate change

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2010 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) today posted a new online collection of resources related to climate change, including audio and visual presentations from a recent ACS forum on the science of climate change and video from an ACS press briefing on this forum. The forum featured four world-class experts who discussed the state of the science and the importance of dealing with this issue in a scientifically informed manner.

The climate experts and their presentations include:

Michael McElroy, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard University

Topic: Climate change science

• Audio and Presentation Slides (requires Flash)
• Download PowerPoint

James McCarthy, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Oceanography, Harvard University.

Topic: Observed and anticipated climate change impacts

• Audio and Presentation Slides (requires Flash)
• Download PowerPoint

John Christy, Ph.D., Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Topic: Four things I think I know about climate

• Audio and Presentation Slides (requires Flash)
• Download PowerPoint

Robert Socolow, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

Topic: America’s climate choices

• Audio and Presentation Slides (requires Flash)
• Download PowerPoint

Other valuable climate change resources found on this ACS website include:

• Congressional Briefings on Energy/Climate
• Climate Change Coverage in Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine
• Science news podcasts from Global Challenges/ Chemistry Solutions:
  Confronting Climate Change Part 1
  Confronting Climate Change Part 2

A climate change sub-forum on the ACS Network

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