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Solutions in the Mix:

Explore policy, community, and personal solutions to combat climate change. Discover practical steps for individuals, communities, and policymakers to make a difference. Refute man-made causes and find solutions at multiple levels.

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Solutions in the Mix:

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  1. Solutions in the Mix: Developed for the Ocean Change Education – Aquarium Network A project supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

  2. Do not understand man-made causes and solutions Need more information and efficacy for preventive and adaptive policy solutions Are turned off by partisan tone of debate Americans… • Believe global • warming is real • Understand • negative • consequences (based on information from the FrameWorks Institute)

  3. Solutions at three levels: • Policy • Community • Personal 3 Fingers Climate Change Agents

  4. Policy-level Solutions • Examples: • fuel economy standards • national building codes • appliance efficiency codes • national fees for pollution • Cap and trade • “Smart” grid

  5. Community/State-level Solutions Facilitate dialogue and education Sample Topics: • zoning rules for residential and business properties • public transit infrastructure • local/regional building codes • renewable energy portfolio standards • net metering laws

  6. Individual/Household-level Solutions Gardener and Stern’s list: “No or low-cost” Transportation: • Carpool with one other person • Get frequent tune-ups • Alter driving to avoid sudden acceleration and stops • Combine errands to half of current “errand-miles” • Maintain correct tire pressure In the home: • Lighting: replace 85% of incandescents with CFLs or LEDs • Space conditioning: turn heat down from 72 to 68 during the day and to 65 at night; A/C: turn up from 73 to 78 • Clothes washing: use only cold or warm and only cold rinse Gerald T. Gardner and Paul C. Stern, 2009, The Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Climate Change. Viewed Jun 6, 2011 at http://www.environmentmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/September-October%202008/gardner-stern-full.html

  7. Individual/Household-level Solutions “long-term or higher cost” Gardener and Stern’s list: Transportation: • buy low-rolling resistance tires • buy a more fuel efficient automobile In the home: • space and water heating: install a more efficient heater • space conditioning: caulk/weather strip home • refrigeration/freezing: install a more efficient unit • space conditioning: install/upgrade attic insulation and ventilation Gerald T. Gardner and Paul C. Stern, 2009, The Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Climate Change. Viewed Jun 6, 2011 at http://www.environmentmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/September-October%202008/gardner-stern-full.html

  8. A good solution… • addresses the problem at hand • is scaled for success • is possible to implement • doesn’t create a new, greater problem

  9. Next Steps Learn Practice Share Assess (repeat)

  10. The Consumers' Guide to Effective Environmental Choices by Michael Brower and Warren Leon The Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Climate Changeby Gerald T. Gardner and Paul C. Stern Kevin Knoblock’s testimony to House Committee: http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090422/testimony_knobloch.pdf Your household energy bills Resources:

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