This is a collaborative site built by students to help inform the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The project started in February 2019 and concluded in May 2019. During the few months our class was in session, human impacts on our environment were ever-present in the news: carbon dioxide levels hit a record 415 parts per million, a million species are listed as in danger of extinction, human trash was found at the bottom of one of the ocean's deepest points, and the world's largest ice shelf was revealed to be melting 10 times faster than normal. The climate crisis is real, and it will impact Republicans and Democrats alike.
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The research presented here is meant to give policymakers insights into ways different environmental issues are being tackled outside the United States. Students were asked to discover these "policy innovations" elsewhere, and then discuss the likelihood that they could be adapted for use in the United States AND whether Republicans and Democrats could come to agreement on them.
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It is important to note that our class consisted of students with majors in Political Science, International Studies, Environmental Studies, Business, Biology, Geography, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, and Chemistry. Some identified as Republicans, some as Democrats. All share the conviction that climate change is a fact, and that both national and international action are urgently required.
For a full list of contributors, see the "Research Teams" tab. Questions about this project can be directed to Dr. Tracy Slagter, Associate Professor of Political Science, at slagtert@uwosh.edu. All errors are our own.
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The full assignment for the course is in the PDF below.
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