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Barry Rabe on U.S./China climate deal

Nov 13, 2014

In the November 13 U.S. News & World Report story, “Obama’s latest climate goal with China, what it will take” Barry Rabe discusses President Barack Obama’s recent pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent from 2005 levels by...

Deliberative approach to governance of geoengineering research needed

Sep 24, 2014

In recent years, scientists, engineers, and policymakers have started asking governments to fund research into geoengineering technologies, which advocates say could result in a viable defense against climate change. However, due to its potential...

Welcome, and welcome back, to the Ford School

Sep 1, 2014

Members of the Ford School community—welcome, and welcome back! Summer tends to send us all around the globe—for family vacations, for research projects, for service engagements, for internships and jobs—but I love this time of year, when we...

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Carbon tax might work, if revenue funds renewables

Jul 23, 2014

A July 21 report released by Barry Rabe, director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), and collaborators at the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, "Public Views on a Carbon Tax Depend on the Proposed Use of...

One in three say no solid evidence of global warming

Jun 11, 2014

By Greta GuestWhile a majority of Americans still believe that global warming is occurring, the cold and snowy winter of 2014 created more disbelievers, according to a newly released survey by the National Surveys on Energy and Environment. The...

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Barry Rabe interviewed on Marketplace Morning Report about the challenges Obama faces on climate change

May 6, 2014

"Attorney General Greg Abbot, perhaps the most likely person to be the next governor of Texas, routinely says, 'I wake up in the morning, I sue the federal government and then I go home,'" Barry Rabe told Sally Herships during a May 6 interview for...

Rabe pens op-ed on changing public opinion concerning climate change

Sep 27, 2013

Professor Barry Rabe, along with Christopher Borick from Muhlenberg College, writes opinion article for Orange County Register on the policy implications of fluctuating public opinion on global warming. Rabe and Borick explain that the last three...

Climate change continues to polarize congressional politics, says Barry Rabe

Aug 1, 2013

The United States has experienced a staggering number of weather extremes in recent years—368 national disaster declarations since 2011. And polls indicate that the majority of Americans believe global warming is real. Despite this, Congress remains...

Winter 2013 has chilled Americans' acceptance of global warming, finds National Surveys on Energy and Environment

Jun 19, 2013

A complaint-worthy winter has led to a drop in the number of Americans who believe that global warming is real, according to a University of Michigan survey.The percentage of Americans surveyed who think there is solid evidence of global warming...

Rabe discusses growing belief in global warming in "Policy Points" video

Mar 4, 2013

In a new installment of "Policy Points," Barry Rabe discusses the increasing belief among Americans in the existence of global warming."We've now seen in recent surveys a jump back up from levels of the last couple of years—where belief was around...

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NRC appoints Barry Rabe to steering committee on shale gas development

Feb 4, 2013

The National Research Council (NRC) has appointed Ford School Professor Barry Rabe to a steering committee that will organize two workshops examining the social and decision-making issues related to identifying, assessing, and managing risk in shale...

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Rabe speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek on climate change perceptions

Jan 31, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed Barry Rabe in an article about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on oceanfront home purchases in New Jersey where damage from the storm was great. According to the article, home prices along the East Coast have...

The storm after the superstorm: alumna lobbies for forward-thinking relief

Jan 30, 2013

When Superstorm Sandy struck the northeast coast last October, it struck with a vengeance. It cascaded over seawalls; knocked a roller coaster into the ocean; yanked out chunks of the Atlantic City boardwalk; felled trees and power lines; flooded...

Rabe speaks with Bloomberg News about climate issues, divisions within Congress

Dec 13, 2012

For a story about efforts by former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis to combat global warming, Bloomberg News talked with Barry Rabe about political party divisions on climate policy."Party affiliation is the single most important way to expect...

"The Political Viability of Carbon Taxation," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Dec 5, 2012

The Political Viability of Carbon Taxationby Barry RabeEconomists of nearly all methodological and ideological stripes concur that the best way to attempt to stave off the worst impacts of climate change is through some form of taxation on the...

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Barry Rabe: Majority of Americans want feds to address climate change

Dec 5, 2012

Just over half of Americans believe the federal government should address climate change, according to a University of Michigan survey.While 51 percent of those polled said the federal government should take a great deal of responsibility for...

"Economics of Carbon Taxes," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Nov 14, 2012

Economics of Carbon TaxesBy Barry RabeThe idea of enacting a carbon tax to address climate change and fiscal woes may be as plausible as relying on new leadership to steer the Chicago Cubs to their first world championship in over a century.But now...

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Public opinion on climate change unduly influenced by recent weather, Rabe says

Sep 3, 2012

Whether it's a record-breaking heat wave or an exceptionally snowy winter, the public often lets seasonal weather unduly influence their belief in climate change, Barry G. Rabe told The Chronicle of Higher Education.The article, "Record Summer Heat...

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Barry Rabe's research on public opinion and climate change cited by Discovery News

Aug 5, 2012

Discovery News quoted Barry Rabe, co-author of the National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), in a recent article, "Extreme Heat Waves Becoming the Norm.""We increasingly think that one of the biggest determinants of...

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Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) to attend United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Jun 13, 2012

Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) has been selected as one of 25 youth delegates to participate in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, a conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 20-22. The conference will...

NSAPOCC: Americans are skeptical of geoengineering solutions to climate change

May 31, 2012

The latest version of the National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), co-authored by Barry Rabe, has been published in the May 2012 edition of "Issues in Governance Studies" by The Brookings Institution.The latest...

Barry Rabe presents at Northwestern University climate change symposium

Mar 9, 2012

Barry Rabe's presentation at Northwestern University's Third Annual Climate Change Symposium was cited in a Medill Reports article, "Climate change needs lots of action – fast." During Rabe's Session, "Can we tax carbon? Lessons from American states...

NSAPOCC findings on public opinion of global warming receive international attention

Mar 1, 2012

The National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), which reports that more Americans are beginning to believe in global warming, has received attention in media outlets across the globe since it was released earlier this...

NSAPOCC reveals belief in global warming is on the rise

Feb 29, 2012

The National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), co-authored by Barry Rabe, has been published in the February 2012 edition of "Issues in Governance Studies" by The Brookings Institution.The latest installment in the...

Ford School, STPP student Jasmine Crumsey joins in Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill

Feb 2, 2012

University of Michigan ecology graduate student Jasmine Crumsey joined nearly 30 other scientists from across the country in Washington, DC, this week to brief congressional staff members about climate change research.Crumsey, a doctoral student in...