WEBQUEST

Global Warming

Just for Fun: The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Fantasycongress.org)

1) Write a half page biography describing what training you need to become a policy analyst. What kind of subjects would you need to study in school? What kind of activities do you conduct on a day-to-day basis?

Environmental Policy - Educational and Career Outlooks (Enviroeducation.com)
Science Policy: Establishing Guidelines, Setting Priorities (AAAS)

2) Using California as an example, describe some of the state and local policies and initiatives that have been proposed.

Protecting Our Environment (CA Gov. Schwarzenegger)
California Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE, NC State University)
Climate Action Team and Climate Initiative (CA EPA)

Find your state and describe some of the initiatives in your area.

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE, NC State University)
What's Being Done in the States (Pew Center on Global Climate Change)

3) On the national level, what are some of the federal policies and initiatives that have been proposed to reduce fossil fuel consumption? How do the federal initiatives differ from the state proposals?

Global Climate Change (The White House)
Current and Near-Term Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiatives (US EPA)
Global Warming (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Climate Change Fact Sheet (US State Dept.)

4) What are some of the major international policy efforts aimed at global warming issues? How do the efforts differ?

The European Climate Change Program (European Commission)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (United Nations)
Kyoto Protocol (United Nations)
Kyoto Protocol Countries (United Nations)
About the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (US State Dept.)
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Action Plans (US State Dept.)