Climate Change Policy

Report: Leaders dismiss warnings

21 May 2012

State officials are ignoring important public policy recommendations to cope with climate change and increased risks of flooding and water pollution, Iowa Policy Project researchers said Monday.

Financial tool considered climate change uncertainty to select land for conservation

21 May 2012

( University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ) A tool commonly used by financial strategists to determine what shares to purchase to create a diversified stock portfolio was used to develop a diversified portfolio of another kind -- land to be set aside for conservation purposes given the uncertainty about climate change.

Country towns told to brace for climate change

21 May 2012

A population expert says the effects of climate change will not necessarily decimate rural communities if the right plans are laid.