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The climate system is sufficiently complex that no The new energy economy is upon us, and the
one can say with certainty what is going to happen. states are already playing a key role in the research,
We can say—with certainty—that without action to development, and deployment process that will
reduce emissions, enormous risks are being run. simultaneously stimulate growth and achieve our
Carl Wunsch climate goals.
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography, Department of Earth,
D a n i e l K a mm e n
Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy; Professor, Energy and
Member, National Academy of Sciences
Resources Group, Goldman School of Public Policy and Department of
Nuclear Engineering; Co-Director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment;
Founding Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory,
Historically, technological innovation has been one University of California, Berkeley
Cap and trade is a market-driven mechanism Since petroleum’s discovery in 1859, innovation
long endorsed by economists, even before the first has radically changed the structure and develop-
Clean Air Act was passed. It has removed sulfur ment of the world economy. Today, we must pursue
from our atmosphere at less than one-fifth of innovation in clean energy, which offers similar
original cost projections, and has been instrumental long-term growth prospects. Delaying the necessary
in reducing acid deposition in New Hampshire’s incentives and institutions to foster this transition
forests and water bodies since its inception will only narrow our choices and increase our costs.
with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Edward B. Barbier
John S. Bugas Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and
John Halstead
Finance, University of Wyoming
Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, University
of New Hampshire
March 2010
W
e call on our nation’s leaders to swiftly establish and implement policies to bring about deep
reductions in heat-trapping emissions. The strength of the science on climate change compels us
to warn the nation about the growing risk of irreversible consequences as global average tem-
peratures continue to increase over pre-industrial levels (i.e., prior to 1860).1,2 As temperatures rise further,
the scope and severity of global warming impacts will continue to accelerate.
The 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change2 unequivocally concluded that our
climate is warming, stating with at least 90 percent certainty that the warming of the last several decades is
primarily due to human activities. Global average temperatures have already risen ~ 0.7°C (1.3°F) over the
last 100 years, and impacts are now being observed worldwide.1,2 Human-caused emissions to date have
locked in further changes including sea-level rise that will intensify coastal flooding, and dramatic reductions
in snowpack that will disrupt water supplies in the western United States.1,3 If emissions continue unabated,
our nation and the world will face more sea level rise, heat waves, droughts, wildfires, snowmelt, flood risk,
and public health threats, as well as increased rates of plant and animal species extinctions.1,4
The longer we wait, the harder and more costly it will be to limit climate change and to adapt to those im-
pacts that will not be avoided. Many emissions reduction strategies can be adopted today that would save
consumers and industry money while providing benefits for air quality, energy security, public health,
balance of trade, and employment.5,6
All nations must commit to a goal designed to limit further harm. The United States, the European Union,
and a number of other countries have recognized the need for limiting global warming to no more than 2°C
(3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels.7 Emerging science must be regularly evaluated to assess whether this goal
is sufficient.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognizes that all nations have a responsibility to
curb global warming, consistent with their respective contribution to emissions and capacity to act. Recent
analyses indicate the United States—even with aggressive action by other nations—would need to reduce
its emissions on the order of 80 percent below 2000 levels by 2050 to have a reasonable chance of limiting
warming to 2ºC.8
A strong U.S. commitment to reduce emissions is essential to drive international climate progress.
Voluntary initiatives to date have proven insufficient. We urge U.S. policy makers to put our nation
onto a path today to reduce emissions on the order of 80 percent below 2000 levels by 2050.
The first step on this path should be reductions on the order of 15-20 percent below 2000
levels by 2020, which is achievable and consistent with sound economic policy. 5,6
2 Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, R.B. Alley, T. Berntsen, N.L. Bindoff, Z. Chen, A. Chidthaisong, J.M. Gregory, G.C. Hegerl,
M. Heimann, B. Hewitson, B.J. Hoskins, F. Joos, J. Jouzel, V. Kattsov, U. Lohmann, T. Matsuno, M. Molina, N. Nicholls, J.
Overpeck, G. Raga, V. Ramaswamy, J. Ren, M. Rusticucci, R. Somerville, T.F. Stocker, P. Whetton, R.A. Wood, and D. Wratt.
2007. Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the
Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen,
M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor, and H.L. Miller, eds. Cambridge University Press.
3 Barnett, T.P. D.W. Pierce, H.G. Hidalgo, C. Bonfils, B.D. Santer, T Das, G. Bala, A.W. Wood, T. Nozawa, A.A. Mirin, D.R.
Cayan, M.D. Dettinger. 2008. Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States, Science, 10.1126/
science.1152538
4 Frumhoff, P.C., J.J. McCarthy, J.M. Melillo, S.C. Moser, and D.J. Wuebbles. 2007. Confronting Climate Change in the U.S.
Northeast: Science, Impacts, and Solutions. Synthesis report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA). Cam-
bridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists.
5 Barker T., I. Bashmakov, L. Bernstein, J.E. Bogner, P.R. Bosch, R. Dave, O.R. Davidson, B.S. Fisher, S. Gupta, K. Halsnæs,
G.J. Heij, S. Kahn Ribeiro, S. Kobayashi, M.D. Levine, D.L. Martino, O. Masera, B. Metz, L.A. Meyer, G.-J. Nabuurs, A.
Najam, N. Nakicenovic, H.-H. Rogner, J. Roy, J. Sathaye, R. Schock, P. Shukla, R.E.H. Sims, P. Smith, D.A. Tirpak, D.
Urge-Vorsatz, and D. Zhou. 2007. Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working
Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. B. Metz, O.R. Davidson,
P.R. Bosch, R. Dave, L.A. Meyer, eds. Cambridge University Press.
6 Creyts, J., A. Derkach, S. Nyquist, K. Ostrowski, and J Stephenson. 2007. Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
How Much at What Cost? McKinsey & Company. And Stern, N. 2007. The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review.
Cambridge University Press.
7 Declaration of the leaders: The major economies forum on energy and climate. Presented at the G8 Summit, L’Aquila, Italy,
July 9, 2009. Online at http://www.g8italia2009.it/static/G8_Allegato/MEF_Declarationl.pdf.
8 Luers, A.L., M.D. Mastrandrea, K. Hayhoe, and P.C. Frumhoff. 2007. How to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change: A Target for
U.S. Emissions Reductions. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/
emissionstarget.html). This report assesses the U.S. contribution needed to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of green-
house gases at a level <450 CO2 equivalent (CO2eq, the concentration of all greenhouse gases expressed in terms of CO2),
under conservative assumptions. These include developing nations’ average annual emissions peak between 2020 and 2025
—10 to 15 years after those of industrialized nations. Developing nations follow the Energy Information Agency (EIA) “low-
growth” emissions trajectory up to their peak followed by average annual reductions rates that match those of industrialized
nations. Report assumptions also include allowing atmospheric concentrations to briefly go above (i.e. “overshoot”) the
target before returning to it by the end of the century. Stabilizing atmospheric concentrations at 450 ppm CO2eq provides
a roughly 50-50 chance of limiting global average temperatures from rising more than 2°C above pre-industrial tempera-
tures (M. Meinshausen, W.L. Hare, T.M.L. Wigley, D.P. van Vuuren, M.G.J. den Elzen, and R. Swart. 2006. Multi-gas emis-
sion pathways to meet climate targets. Climatic Change 75: 151-194). Literature estimates for global emissions reductions
required to achieve a specific temperature or stabilized atmospheric concentration goal may vary as a result of whether or
not concentrations are allowed to overshoot and return to the stabilization target and to representation of results in terms
of different reference base years (e.g., 1990, 2000, 2005). See footnote 2 above with references therein and the 2007 Bali
Climate Declaration by Scientists (online at http://www.climate.unsw.edu.au/bali; accessed December 2007).
I nstitutional Af f i l i at i o n s o f E n d o r s e r s
The endorsers of the U.S. Scientists and Economists’ Call for Swift and Deep Cuts in
Greenhouse Gas Emissions are based at a wide variety of institutions, including universities
and colleges, government agencies, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The endorsers
have included their institutional affiliation for identification purposes only, and the
listing below should not be construed to imply any institutional endorsement.
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Eric Houk, Ph.D. Myrna E. Jacobson Meyers, Ph.D. Jennifer King, Ph.D.
Department of Economics Department of Biological Sciences Associate Professor
California State University, Stanislaus University of Southern California Department of Geography
Turlock, CA Los Angeles, CA University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
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Kyaw Tha Paw U, Ph.D. Stephen M. Pollaine, Ph.D. Siobhan Reilly, Ph.D.
Professor Livermore, CA Economics Department and Graduate
Department of Atmospheric Sciences – School of Business
Land, Air, and Water Resources Barbara Berntsen Prezelin, Ph.D. Mills College
University of California, Davis Professor Oakland, CA
Davis, CA Department of Ecology, Evolution,
Marine Biology Karl P. Reitz, Ph.D.
Therese E. Peffer University of California, Santa Barbara Orange, CA
Doctoral Candidate Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Architecture Robert Rhew, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley Jeff T. Price, Ph.D. 6 Assistant Professor
Berkeley, CA Assistant Professor Department of Geography
Department of Geological and Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center
Claudio Pellegrini, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences University of California, Berkeley
Professor California State University, Chico Berkeley, CA
Department of Physics and Astronomy Chico, CA
University of California, Los Angeles Bruce A. Richman, Ph.D.
Los Angeles, CA Mary V. Price, Ph.D. Sunnyvale, CA
Riverside, CA
Louise Pellerin, Ph.D. David Roland-Holst, Ph.D.
Berkeley, CA William A. Prothero, Ph.D. Professor
Professor Emeritus Department of Agricultural and Resource
Michael A. Perelman, Ph.D. Department of Earth Science Economics
Department of Economics University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Berkeley
California State University, Chico Santa Barbara, CA Berkeley, CA
Chico, CA
James J. Provenzano, Ph.D. Erik B. Runquist
Jeffrey M. Perloff, Ph.D. President Doctoral Candidate
Professor Clean Air Now Section of Evolution and Ecology
Department of Agricultural and Resource Los Angeles, CA University of California, Davis
Economics Davis, CA
University of California, Berkeley Theodore K. Raab, Ph.D.
Berkeley, CA Senior Scientist Muhammad Sahimi, Ph.D.
Department of Biology Professor
Raymond Pestrong, Ph.D. Stanford University Chemical Engineering
Professor Stanford, CA University of Southern California
Department of Geosciences Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco State University Greg H. Rau, Ph.D.
San Francisco, CA Senior Researcher Benjamin D. Santer, Ph.D. 6
Institute of Marine Sciences Research Scientist
Thomas Phillips, Ph.D. 6 University of California, Santa Cruz Program for Climate Model Diagnosis
Dublin, CA Santa Cruz, CA and Intercomparison
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
David W. Pierce, Ph.D. 6 Gordon Rausser, Ph.D. Livermore, CA
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Robert Gorden Sproul Distinguished
University of California, San Diego Professor Jayant Sathaye, Ph.D. 6
La Jolla, CA Department of Agricultural and Resource Berkeley, CA
Economics
Marc Pilisuk, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Michael A. Saunders, Ph.D.
Professor Berkeley, CA Professor
Human Sciences Program Department of Management Science
Saybrook Graduate School Nick Reeves, Ph.D. and Engineering
San Francisco, CA Assistant Professor Stanford University
Department of Biological Sciences Stanford, CA
John Platt, Ph.D. Mount San Jacinto College
Los Angeles, CA Menifee, CA Jaime M. Sayre
Doctoral Candidate
Richard Plevin Department of Civil and Environmental
Doctoral Candidate Engineering
University of California, Berkeley University of Southern California
Berkeley, CA Los Angeles, CA
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Nathan F. Sayre, Ph.D. Rebecca F. Shipe, Ph.D. Richard C.J. Somerville, Ph.D. 6
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Geography Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Research Professor
University of California, Berkeley Biology Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Berkeley, CA University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego
Los Angeles, CA La Jolla, CA
Mike Scarpulla, Ph.D.
Santa Barbara, CA Brett C. Singer, Ph.D. Y. Tony Song, Ph.D. 6
Environmental Energy Technologies Division Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stanley Scher, Ph.D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory California Institute of Technology
Berkeley, CA Berkeley, CA Pasadena, CA
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Bruce B. Collette, Ph.D. Marea Eleni Hatziolos, Ph.D. Judith Shapiro, Ph.D.
Washington,, DC Washington, DC Director
Global Environmental Politics Programs,
Stephen J. DeCanio, Ph.D. 6 Dennis Heinemann, Ph.D. School of International Service
Professor Ocean Conservancy American University
Department of Economics, Washington, DC Washington, DC
Washington Program
University of California, Santa Barbara Paul Higgins, Ph.D. Stuart A. Umpleby, Ph.D.
Washington, DC Senior Policy Fellow Professor
American Meteorological Society Department of Management
Daryl P. Domning, Ph.D. Washington, DC George Washington University
Professor Washington, DC
Department of Anatomy Sandra A. Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Howard University Fellow Stephen Wiel, Ph.D.
Washington, DC Resources for the Future Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Ph.D. Gina M. Wimp, Ph.D.
Washington, DC John T. Lill, Ph.D. Washington, DC
Assistant Professor
Brenda Ekwurzel, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences
Climate Scientist George Washington University FLORIDA
Climate and Energy Program Washington, DC
Union of Concerned Scientists Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.
Washington, DC Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D. Florida Medical Entomology Lab
President University of Florida
Nathan Fiala The Heinz Center Sebastian, FL
Doctoral Candidate Washington, DC
Department of Economics Lisa M. Beal, Ph.D.
World Bank Michael C. MacCracken, Ph.D. 6 Assistant Professor
Washington, DC Chief Scientist Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Climate Change Programs Atmospheric Science
Helen Fox, Ph.D. Climate Institute Department of Meteorology and Physical
Conservation Science Washington, DC Oceanography
World Wildlife Fund University of Miami
Washington, DC Jeremy I. Martin, Ph.D. Miami, FL
Senior Analyst
Peter Fox-Penner, Ph.D. Clean Vehicles John C. Beier, Ph.D.
Washington, DC Union of Concerned Scientists Professor
Washington, DC Department of Epidemiology and
Arthur H. Grube, Ph.D. Public Health
Washington, DC Manuel Metz, Ph.D. University of Miami
Washington, DC Miami, FL
Noel P. Gurwick, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist David Michaels, Ph.D. David H. Benzing, Ph.D.
Food and Environment Professor Professor
Union of Concerned Scientists Department of Environmental and Research
Washington, DC Occupational Health Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
School of Public Health Sarasota, FL
George Washington University
Washington, DC
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Steven F. Oberbauer, Ph.D. Charles Patrick Rock, Ph.D. John C. Van Leer, Ph.D.
Professor Professor Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences Department of Economics Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Florida International University Rollins College Atmospheric Science
Miami, FL Winter Park, FL Department of Meteorology and
Physical Oceanography
Eric A. Oches, Ph.D. Michael S. Ross, Ph.D. University of Miami
Associate Professor Associate Professor Miami, FL
Department of Geology Department of Environmental Studies
University of South Florida Florida International University Gabriel A. Vargo, Ph.D.
Tampa, FL Miami, FL Associate Professor Emeritus
College of Marine Science
William H. Outlaw, Ph.D. Robert S. Ross, Ph.D. University of South Florida
Homann Professor Research Associate St. Petersburg, FL
Department of Biological Science Meteorology Department
Florida State University Florida State University Betsy Von Holle, Ph.D.
Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
John H. Parker, Ph.D. Manojit Roy, Ph.D. University of Central Florida
Professor Department of Zoology Orlando, FL
Department of Environmental Studies University of Florida
Florida International University Gainesville, FL Eric J. von Wettberg, Ph.D.
Miami, FL Department of Biological Sciences
Stephen R. Schultz, Ph.D. Florida International University
Gustav Paulay, Ph.D. Professor Miami, FL
Professor and Curator Department of Natural Science
Florida Museum of Natural History St. Petersburg College Patrick J. Walsh, Ph.D.
University of Florida Seminole, FL Professor
Gainesville, FL Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries
Joseph V. Siry, Ph.D. University of Miami
J. Akers Pence, Ph.D. Associate Professor Miami, FL
State Coordinator Department of Environmental Studies
Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network Rollins College Linda J. Walters, Ph.D.
Entomology and Nematology Winter Park, FL Associate Professor
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera Department of Biology
and Biodiversity Nancy F. Smith, Ph.D. University of Central Florida
Gainesville, FL Associate Professor Orlando, FL
Department of Marine Science
Francis E. Putz, Ph.D. Eckerd College John F. Weishampel, Ph.D.
Professor St. Petersburg, FL Professor
Department of Botany Department of Biology
University of Florida Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D. University of Central Florida
Gainesville, FL Professor and Chair Orlando, FL
Department of Epidemiology and Public
Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio, Ph.D. Health David Wilson, Ph.D.
Biology University of Miami Professor
University of Central Florida Miami, FL Department of Biology
Orlando, FL University of Miami
Kathy A. Tedesco, Ph.D. Coral Gables, FL
Xinrong Ren, Ph.D. St. Petersburg, FL
University of Miami
Miami, FL Zafer Top, Ph.D. GEORGIA
Research Professor
Jennifer Richards, Ph.D. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Charles J. Amlaner, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences Atmospheric Science Vice President for Research
Florida International University Department of Marine and Atmospheric Dean of the Graduate College
Miami, FL Chemistry Kennesaw State University
University of Miami Kennesaw, GA
Carol Rizkalla Miami, FL
Doctoral Candidate Sarah M. Bexell, Ph.D.
Orlando, FL Director
Conservation Education
Atlanta, GA
Awards Key 1 = Nobel 2 = NAS 3 = NAE 4 = NMS 5 = MacArthur 6 = IPCC
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John Howard Brown, Ph.D. Daniel J. McGarvey, Ph.D. Durrell D. Kapan, Ph.D.
Statesboro, GA Ecosystems Research Division Assistant Research Professor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pacific Biomedical Research Center
Marilyn A. Brown, Ph.D. 6 Athens, GA University of Hawaii, Manoa
Atlanta, GA Honolulu, HI
M.B. Neace, Ph.D.
Robert E. Dickinson, Ph.D. 2,3,6 Professor Emeritus Arielle Levine, Ph.D.
Atlanta, GA School of Business and Economics Honolulu, HI
Mercer University
Paul J. Ferraro, Ph.D. Lizella, GA Creighton M. Litton, Ph.D.
Department of Economics Assistant Professor
Georgia State University Doug R. Oetter, Ph.D. Department of Natural Resources
Atlanta, GA Associate Professor and Environmental Management
Department of History, Geography, and University of Hawaii
James M. Gaudin, Ph.D. Philosophy Honolulu, HI
School of Social Work Georgia College and State University
University of Georgia Milledgeville, GA Mark A. Nokes, Ph.D.
Athens, GA Retired
Geoffrey C. Poole, Ph.D. Honolulu, HI
Judith E. Gordon, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist
Professor Emerita Eco-metrics, Inc. Ilan Noy, Ph.D.
Department of Biology Tucker, GA Department of Economics
Augusta State University University of Hawaii
Augusta, GA James J. Roper, Ph.D. Honolulu, HI
Department of Zoology
Bob E. Herrington, Ph.D. Federal University of Paraná Michael Parke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair Appling, GA Research Biologist
Department of Biology University of Hawaii
Georgia Southwestern State University Emilson C. Silva, Ph.D. Honolulu, HI
Americus, GA Professor
School of Economics David Rezachek, Ph.D.
Donald Imm, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology Owner, Principal Consultant
Athens, GA Atlanta, GA Rezachek & Associates
Honolulu, HI
Ronald T. Kneib, Ph.D. Liming Zhou, Ph.D. 6
Sapelo Island, GA Senior Research Scientist Nori Tarui, Ph.D.
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor
John S. Kominoski, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology Department of Economics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Atlanta, GA University of Hawaii
Odum School of Ecology Honolulu, HI
University of Georgia
Athens, GA HAWAII Andrew D. Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
David I. Kreller, Ph.D. Jim Beets, Ph.D. Department of Zoology
Assistant Professor Professor University of Hawaii
Department of Chemistry Department of Marine Science Honolulu, HI
Georgia Southern University University of Hawaii, Hilo
Statesboro, GA Hilo, HI Kevin C. Weng, Ph.D.
School of Ocean and Earth Science
Krisztian Magori, Ph.D. John J. Gutrich, Ph.D. and Technology Young Investigator
Postdoctoral Researcher Associate Professor Department of Oceanography
Odum School of Ecology Department of Environmental Science University of Hawaii
University of Georgia Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI
Athens, GA Kaneohe, HI
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Richard S. Treptow, Ph.D. Andrew Bacher, Ph.D. Timothy Neal Cason, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus Professor
Department of Chemistry and Physics Department of Physics Department of Economics
Chicago State University Indiana University, Bloomington Purdue University
Chicago, IL Bloomington, IN West Lafayette, IN
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William J. Platt, Ph.D. Susan H. Brawley, Ph.D. Robert W. Kates, Ph.D. 2,4,5,6
Department of Biological Sciences Professor Independent Scholar
Louisiana State University School of Marine Sciences Trenton, ME
Baton Rouge, LA University of Maine
Orono, ME Joseph T. Kelley, Ph.D.
Thomas W. Sherry, Ph.D. Orono, ME
Professor Martha Dickinson, Ph.D.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Ellsworth, ME John Lemons, Ph.D.
Biology Professor
Tulane University Holly Ewing, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Studies
New Orleans, LA Assistant Professor University of New England
Department of Environmental Studies Biddeford, ME
John Stewart-Savage, Ph.D. Bates College
Professor Lewiston, ME Lynne Y. Lewis, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences Department of Economics
University of New Orleans Susan Feiner, Ph.D. Bates College
New Orleans, LA Professor Lewiston, ME
Department of Economics
Torbjorn E. Tornqvist, Ph.D. University of Southern Maine John Lichter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Portland, ME Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Department of Biology
Sciences Ivan J. Fernandez, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Studies
Tulane University Professor Bowdoin College
New Orleans, LA Department of Plant, Soil and Brunswick, ME
Environmental Sciences
Robert R. Twilley, Ph.D. University of Maine Pamela Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor Orono, ME Department of Environmental Studies
Department of Oceanography and Coastal University of New England
Sciences John Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Biddeford, ME
Louisiana State University Professor
Baton Rouge, LA Department of Economics Gordon K. A. Oswald, Ph.D.
Bowdoin College Research Professor
Roldan A. Valverde, Ph.D. Brunswick, ME Climate Change Institute
Assistant Professor University of Maine
Department of Biological Sciences Gordon S. Hamilton, Ph.D. Orono, ME
Southeastern Louisiana University Associate Research Professor
Hammond, LA Climate Change Institute Richard Peterson, Ph.D.
University of Maine Biddeford, ME
James L. Wee, Ph.D. Orono, ME
Department of Biological Sciences Jonathan Rubin, Ph.D.
Loyola University, New Orleans Anne S. Henshaw, Ph.D. 6 Professor
New Orleans, LA Program Officer School of Economics
Environmental Program University of Maine
Julie L. Whitbeck, Ph.D. Oak Foundation Orono, ME
Assistant Research Professor Portland, ME
Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D.
Sciences Guillermo E. Herrera, Ph.D. Professor
University of New Orleans Associate Professor School of Marine Sciences
New Orleans, LA Department of Economics University of Maine
Bowdoin College Orono, ME
Brunswick, ME
MAINE Ramunas Stepanauskas, Ph.D.
Lewis S. Incze, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist
Mark O. Battle, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Science Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Professor University of Southern Maine West Boothbay Harbor, ME
Department of Physics and Astronomy Portland, ME
Bowdoin College Tom Tietenberg, Ph.D.
Brunswick, ME Peter A. Jumars, Ph.D. Mitchell Family Professor of Economics
Professor Department of Economics
School of Marine Sciences Colby College
University of Maine Waterville, ME
Orono, ME
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In Their Own Words:
Personal quotes from selected endorsers of the U.S. Scientists and Economists’
Only a very few years remain in which drastic One plausible climate change scenario projects
reductions in global emissions must begin if warm- that Washington County, ME, may have a late cen-
ing is to be limited to 2ºC or any other reasonable tury temperature range similar to Washington, DC,
level. The world is squandering valuable time, today—with a likely loss of our spruce-fir forest. That
and time is running out. is why Maine and our folks in Washington need to
Richard C.J. Somerville lead the way in major emissions cuts.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Scripps Institution
R o b e r t W. K at e s
of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Fourth Assessment
Independent Scholar; Presidential Professor of Sustainability Science, University
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
of Maine; Recipient, National Medal of Science; Member, National Academy
of Sciences; MacArthur Fellow; Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovern-
mental Panel on Climate Change
Adaptation for both human and natural ecosystems
will likely be more difficult and costly for a faster
Evidence is mounting
rate of warming than for slower rates. Delaying
from many different
action is an extremely risky path to continue on.
scientific disciplines
S t e p h e n H . Sc h n e i d e r
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, CA; Co-Director, that Earth’s natural
Center for Environmental Science and Policy; Co-director, Interdisciplinary Program
in Environmental Resources; Member, National Academy of Sciences; MacArthur
systems are already
Fellow; Lead Author, Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel undergoing rapid
on Climate Change (IPCC); Coordinating Lead Author of the Third and Fourth
Assessment Reports of the IPCC; Co-organizer, U.S. Scientists and Economists’ change. We need
Call for Swift and Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions to act now to reduce
heat-trapping gas
The future of our society depends on effectively emissions, for the sake of our children and the other
managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. species with whom we share this planet.
Public and private research and development sup- Pa m e l a A . M at s o n
Dean, School of Earth Sciences and Goldman Professor of Environmental
port for these efforts will allow Studies, Stanford University, CA; Member, National Academy of Sciences;
us to transition to a carbon- MacArthur Fellow; Past President, Ecological Society of America
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Sterling D. Miller, Ph.D. Clinton M. Rowe, Ph.D. Brian Von Herzen, Ph.D.
National Wildlife Federation Associate Professor Executive Director
Missoula, MT Department of Geosciences Carson City, NV
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Thomas M. Power, Ph.D. Lincoln, NE Stephen Frederick Zitzer, Ph.D.
Professor Research Professor
Department of Economics Hendrik Van den Berg, Ph.D. Division of Earth and Ecosystems
University of Montana Associate Professor Desert Research Institute
Missoula, MT Department of Economics Las Vegas, NV
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Steven W. Running, Ph.D. 6 Lincoln, NE
Regents Professor NEW HAMPSHIRE
Department of Ecosystem and Conservation
Sciences NEVADA Mark E. Borsuk, Ph.D.
University of Montana Thayer School of Engineering
Missoula, MT Peter F. Brussard, Ph.D. at Dartmouth College
Professor Emeritus Hanover, NH
Larry N. Smith, Ph.D. Department of Biology
Associate Professor and Geologist University of Nevada, Reno Jeb E. Byers, Ph.D.
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Reno, NV Department of Zoology
Montana Tech of the University of Montana University of New Hampshire
Butte, MT Eileen Carey, Ph.D. Durham, NH
Planning and Evaluation
Kyle S. Strode, Ph.D. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Chris C. Chabot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Stateline, NV Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences Plymouth State University
Carroll College Lisa H. Crampton, Ph.D. Plymouth, NH
Helena, MT Reno, NV
Patrick M. Eggleston, Ph.D.
Anthony M. Szpilka, Ph.D. George W. Harvey, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Natural Sciences Reno, NV Department of Biology
Carroll College Keene State College
Helena, MT David L. Mitchell, Ph.D. Keene, NH
Associate Research Professor
Desert Research Institute Arthur Greenberg, Ph.D.
NEBRASKA Reno, NV Professor
Department of Chemistry
Ken F. Dewey, Ph.D. Dennis D. Murphy, Ph.D. University of New Hampshire
School of Natural Resources Professor Durham, NH
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Department of Biology
Lincoln, NE University of Nevada, Reno John M. Halstead, Ph.D.
Reno, NV Professor
Mary Anne Holmes, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Resource
Professor Mike G. Robinson, Ph.D. Economics
Department of Geosciences Professor University of New Hampshire
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Department of Curriculum, Teaching, Durham, NH
Lincoln, NE and Learning
University of Nevada, Reno Richard B. Howarth, Ph.D.
Erkan Istanbulluoglu, Ph.D. Reno, NV Pat and John Rosenwald Professor
Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Studies
Department of Geosciences Hillary Robison Dartmouth College
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Doctoral Candidate Hanover, NH
Lincoln, NE University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV Anne R. Kapuscinski, Ph.D.
Ann Mari May, Ph.D. Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor
Associate Professor David A. Starrett, Ph.D. in Sustainability Science
Department of Economics Ely, NV Department of Environmental Studies
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dartmouth College
Lincoln, NE John C. Tull, Ph.D. Dartmouth, NH
Reno, NV
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Ronald K. Matheney, Ph.D. Richard A. Bradley, Ph.D. 6 Donald Raymond Geiger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Ecological Restorationist
Department of Geology and Geological Organismal Biology Department of Biology
Engineering The Ohio State University University of Dayton
University of North Dakota Marion, OH Dayton, OH
Grand Forks, ND
Robert J. Brecha, Ph.D. Daniel K. Gladish, Ph.D.
David Carlos Roberts, Ph.D. Professor Associate Professor
Assistant Professor Department of Physics Department of Botany
Graduate Program in Agribusiness University of Dayton Miami University
and Applied Economics Dayton, OH Hamilton, OH
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND Dennis L. Claussen, Ph.D. Enrique Gomezdelcampo, Ph.D.
Professor School of Earth, Environment and Society
George A. Seielstad, Ph.D. Department of Zoology Bowling Green State University
Associate Dean Miami University Bowling Green, OH
Northern Great Plains Center For People Oxford, OH
and the Environment Paula Gonzalez, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota Alvin D. Compaan, Ph.D. Cincinnati, OH
Grand Forks, ND Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics and Astronomy David L. Gorchov, Ph.D.
Jeffrey C. Suttle, Ph.D. University of Toledo Professor
Fargo, ND Toledo, OH Department of Botany
Miami University
Jay R. Corrigan, Ph.D. Oxford, OH
OHIO Associate Professor
Department of Economics David Gurarie, Ph.D.
John Arnfield, Ph.D. Kenyon College Professor
Professor Emeritus Gambier, OH Department of Mathematics
Department of Geography, Atmospheric Case Western Reserve University
Sciences Program Jon P. Costanzo, Ph.D. Cleveland, OH
The Ohio State University Adjunct Professor
Columbus, OH Senior Research Associate Robert T. Heath, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology Professor
Gordon J. Aubrecht, Ph.D. Miami University Department of Biological Sciences
Professor Oxford, OH Kent State University
Department of Physics Kent, OH
The Ohio State University Quentin M. Duroy, Ph.D.
Marion, OH Granville, OH Earl R. Heithaus, Ph.D.
Jordan Professor of Environmental Science
Mary Ellen Benedict, Ph.D. Kevin Joseph Egan, Ph.D. & Biology
Bowling Green, OH Director Department of Biology
University of Toledo Kenyon College
David J. Berg, Ph.D. Toledo, OH Gambier, OH
Professor
Department of Zoology Joan M. Friedland, Ph.D. Fred J. Hitzhusen, Ph.D.
Miami University Cincinnati, OH Professor Emeritus
Oxford, OH Department of Agricultural, Environmental
John Gatz, Ph.D. and Development Economics
Muriel L. Blaisdell, Ph.D. Professor The Ohio State University
Interdisciplinary Studies Department of Zoology Columbus, OH
Miami University Ohio Wesleyan University
Oxford, OH Delaware, OH Leanne M. Jablonski, Ph.D.
Director
Jason E. Box, Ph.D. 6 Sylvestre Gaudin, Ph.D. Marianist Environmental Education Center
Byrd Polar Research Center Research Associate Dayton, OH
The Ohio State University Department of Economics
Columbus, OH Oberlin College Andy Keeler, Ph.D.
Oberlin, OH Associate Professor
John Glenn School of Public Affairs
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
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Volker H.W. Rudolf, Ph.D. Lorin L. Vant-Hull, Ph.D. William D. Newmark, Ph.D.
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Professor Emeritus Research Curator
Biology Department of Physics Utah Museum of Natural History
Rice University University of Houston University of Utah
Houston, TX Houston, TX Salt Lake City, UT
Ray S. Sager, Ph.D. Phyllis Coley, Ph.D. Sam Roberts Rushforth, Ph.D.
Chemistry Professor Department of Biology Dean
Department of Chemistry University of Utah School of Science and Health
Victoria College Salt Lake City, UT Utah Valley State College
Victoria, TX Orem, UT
Byron L. Davis, Ph.D.
Martha R. Scott, Ph.D. Staff Scientist Steve Scheiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Center for High Performance Computing Professor
Department of Oceanography University of Utah Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Texas A&M University Salt Lake City, UT Utah State University
College Station, TX Logan, UT
William S. Dinklage, Ph.D.
Piers J. Sellers, Ph.D. 6 Associate Professor Jack W. Sites, Jr., Ph.D.
Houston, TX Department of Earth Science Professor
Utah Valley State College Department of Biology
Thomas C. Shirley, Ph.D. Orem, UT Brigham Young University
Professor Provo, UT
Harte Research Institute William E Evenson, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Provo, UT Daniel A. Stephen, Ph.D.
Corpus Christi, TX Department of Earth Science
James A. Fouts, Ph.D. Utah Valley State College
Brian Robert Shmaefsky, Ph.D. Geologist Orem, UT
Professor and Service Learning Coordinator Utah State Office
Departments of Biology and Environmental Bureau of Land Management John M. Veranth, Ph.D.
Sciences U.S. Department of the Interior Research Associate Professor
Lone Star College, Kingwood Salt Lake City, UT Department of Pharmacology and
Kingwood, TX Toxicology
Andrew A. Keller, Ph.D. University of Utah
Peter Strasser, Ph.D. Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC Salt Lake City, UT
Professor Logan, UT
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Jesse Walker
Engineering Thomas A. Kursar, Ph.D. Doctoral Candidate
University of Houston Associate Professor Department of Biology
Houston, TX Department of Biology Utah State University
University of Utah Logan, UT
Diana Strassmann, Ph.D. Sat Lake City, UT
Professor of the Practice
Center for the Study of Women, Gender, Gregory E. Maurer VERMONT
and Sexuality Doctoral Candidate
Rice University Department of Biology Ted E. Auch
Houston, TX University of Utah Doctoral Candidate
Salt Lake City, UT Department of Plant and Soil Science
Joan E. Strassmann, Ph.D. University of Vermont
Wiess Professor and Chair C. Riley Nelson, Ph.D. Burlington, VT
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Department of Biology
Biology Brigham Young University Kenneth J. Bagstad
Rice University Provo, UT Doctoral Candidate
Houston, TX Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
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U.S. Scientists and Economists’ Call for Swift and
Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Front Cover Photos: Sea ice (NASA), Wind (Wind Capital Group),
Scientist (Dan Grossman), Stock Exchange (Jupiter Images)
The economic and social costs of global Economists now join climate scientists
warming could be huge. We need to act in a unified call for action to address the
now to limit them. causes of climate change. Failure to act
Eric Maskin now is the most risky and most expensive
Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science, Institute for thing we could do.
Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ; Nobel Prize Winner in Economics;
Member, National Academy of Sciences; Kempe Award in James J. McCarthy
Environmental Economics Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography, Depart-
ment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Department
of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, MA; Co-chair,
Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change; Lead Author, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment; Past
President, American Association for the Advancement of Science;
Co-organizer, U.S. Scientists and Economists’ Call for Swift and
Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions