Reporting on Nature's Deadline:
The political, diplomatic, business and policy conflicts surrounding global climate change.
On January 13, 2003, the Center for Science and Medical Journalism, in collaboration with the Tufts University Climate Initiative and the New England Science Center Collaborative, held a conference for scientists and journalists on the emerging conflicts likely to accompany global climate change. The meeting, which took place on the Tufts campus, featured some of the most notable scientists and policy makers in the climate debate, including Dr. James McCarthy; Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography and co-chair of the IPCC working group; Steven W. Percy, former CEO of British Petroleum USA; Dr. William Moomaw, Director of International Environment and Resource Policy Program at Tufts University and member of the IPCC; Ross Gelbspan, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of The Heat is On, and many others.
The meeting included the following seminars:
- Headlines from the climate crisis
- Nature's counteroffensive: Updating the science
- Industry splits: Division in the fossil fuel, auto and insurance industries
- Diplomatic tensions: The U.S. vs. the rest of the world
- Political divisions: The Bush administration vs. cities, states and local activists
- Reporting on nature's deadline: Challenges and opportunities for journalists
A conference agenda, select transcripts and contact information of participants are available on the Tufts University Climate Initiative's website.
Read Jonathan Talbot's conference report, summarizing the events and discussions of the day.
