PROMOTING THE UNITED NATIONS, ICLEI and NGO’S AGENDA
in the GLOBAL Change Research Act of 1990
INTERNATIONAL UNITED NATIONS Framework Convention on Climate Change
U.S. Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
WA State Puget Sound Partnership
The USGCRP began as a GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH presidential initiative in 1989 and was MANDATED by CONGRESS in the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-606), which called for “a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and THE WORLD to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.”
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NASA’s investment in the 13-AGENCY CCSP is 58% of the total amount of the President’s 2009 Budget Request for CCSP.
Budget In MILLIONS (the only years available on line?)
2006 $998.8 = $998.8 million
2007 $1047 million = $1.047 Billion
2009 $1057 million = $1.057 Billion
TOTAL BUDGET 1989 – 2012? TRILLIONS?
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The U.S. GLOBAL Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT and their implications for society.
13 Federal agencies – US Climate Change Science Program
www.climatescience.gov › About the Program
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE ORGANIZATIONS
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• UNITED NATIONS Framework Convention on Climate Change
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U.S. CLIMATE ORGANIZATIONS
• (ICLEI) Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
• Climate Solutions
• Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on GLOBAL Climate Change)
• Georgetown Climate Center
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
o Climate Change Master Directory – Discover Earth science data and services
o GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE – NASA EYES ON THE EARTH
o Climate Time Machine
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• U.S. GLOBAL Change Research Program
• More federal partners
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WASHINGTON STATE
Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy
The Legislature and Gov. Chris Gregoire directed state agencies to develop an integrated climate change response strategy to help state, TRIBAL and local governments, public and private organizations, businesses and INDIVIDUALS prepare.
WA STATE CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERS http://www.ecy.wa.gov/
Climate Change Partners Washington State
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/
• Governor Chris Gregoire
• University of Washington Climate Impacts Group (CIG)
• WA Department of Agriculture
• WA Department of Commerce
• WA Department of Health
• WA Department of Fish and Wildlife
• WA Department of Natural Resources
• WA State Department of Transportation
• WA Utilities and Transportation Commission
• WA Military Department – Emergency Management Division
• Office of the Insurance Commissioner
• WSU Extension Energy Program
• PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP
• Seattle Climate Action Plan
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2013 NASA’s EYES ON THE EARTH
The U.S. GLOBAL Change Research Program (USGCRP)
2013 NASA’s EYES ON THE EARTH http://eyes.nasa.gov/earth/
View recent SPATIAL data for air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sea level, ozone, ice and water.
NASA’s program encompasses all themes of the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/
Table 4. Climate Change Science Program: FY 2007-2009 USGCRP Scientific Research Budget by CCSP Research Element (Discretionary Budget Authority in $M)
Budget In MILLIONS (the only years available on line?)
2006 $998.8 = $998.8 million
2007 $1047 million = $1.047 Billion
2009 $1057 million = $1.057 Billion
TOTAL BUDGET 1989 – 2013? TRILLIONS?
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OUR American tax dollars are sent to the top of the federal government.
OUR APPROPRIATED HARD EARNED tax dollars are COUNTED, SLICED UP, DICED UP, GRANTED, TRICKLED DOWN, SPENT BY AND SQUANDERED AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
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