Climate Change Report

Steve Scher
02/11/2009 at 9:00 a.m.

The Climate Impacts Group of Washington releases its scientific study on climate change Thursday. What did the researchers find? Is the sea level rising? Is rainfall decreasing? Is it getting hotter? How will all this affect agriculture, salmon, forests and our economy? The head of the Department of Ecology says we'll need to take a serious look at emissions and cap–and–trade. Jay Manning and two of the report's authors join us to tackle climate change and what it means for the region.

Guest(s)

Philip Mote is a research scientist with the Climate Impacts Group. He'll be moving to Oregon next month to direct the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.

Marketa McGuire Elsner is a research scientist with the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington.

Jay Manning is director of Washington state's Department of the Ecology.

Janice Adair is Jay Manning's special assistant for green jobs and climate change issues. She chairs the Western Climate Initiative of seven states and four Canadian provinces.