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Mark McCaffrey helped develop Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science which has been reviewed and endorsed by the US Global Change Science Program. Designed to aid teachers, policy makers, and the general public in understanding the intricacies of the climate system, the Climate Literacy principles present information about Earth's climate, the impacts of climate change, and approaches to preparedness and mitigation. More details ...
Mark is a co-founder of the Climate Literacy Network and attended the Inspiring Climate Education (ICE09) conference in Copenhagen to share insights about climate literacy efforts with colleagues from around the world. He is involved with the NASA funded Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE) project and the Climate LIteracy Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN), which is an NSF National Science Digital Library Pathway.
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Communicate and Educate- A Window of Opportunity
The U.S. Global Change Research Program, otherwise known by the daunting acronym USGCRP, has released a draft Strategic Plan 2012-2021 for comment, which includes a robust communication and education element. USGCRP, known as the Climate Change Research Program or CCSP … Continue reading
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Tagged climate literacy, communication, education, energy literacy, USGCRP
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Action Now
Photo courtesy of Asian Scientist. The International Council for Science (ICSU), which was established in 1931 and has played a behind-the-scenes role in fostering scientific integrity and collaboration at a global level ever since, held their tri-annual General Assembly in … Continue reading
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