Janetos Quoted in Washington Post Story on Climate Change

Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a recent Washington Post story by Chris Mooney about the Trump administration’s approach to climate change policy.

The White House’s proposed budget has raised doubts about continued funding for climate science programs spanning 13 government agencies, as well as the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which has a legal mandate to produce a National Climate Assessment (NCA) every four years. Hundreds of scientists take part in the drafting process, holding public meetings to seek feedback from affected communities.

“They’re trying to be really constructive at a time when you’ve got the administration saying it’s a waste of money, literally,” said Janetos, who served on advisory committees for all three NCAs produced so far.

The third NCA, which was published in 2014, underwent an exhaustive review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget before being adopted as an official government report.

“Does that clearance process become one more fact check, or does that become a process that is more problematic?” Janetos asked. “And I just think we don’t know.”

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