Climate Change Education Project

Mission Statement: The Climate Change Education Project is a new organization devoted to educating people on the future effects of global warming on human society and lives.

It's our belief that most people have little idea what the actual effect on human life will be.  Virtually all the material that’s available focuses on (1) the Physical Science – CO2 traps heat in the atmosphere, so much CO2 means so much temperature rise, and (2) the Earth Science or Climatology – so much temperature rise will mean an increase in droughts, increase in flooding, a rise in sea level, bigger storms and so forth.

It’s all abstracted from “here’s what life will be like for your kids and grandkids” – the consequences in concrete human terms.  What will it mean for people around the country (world) if many coastal cities have to be abandoned?  What will it mean for people around the country (world) if large numbers of climate refugees come looking for places to live and needing support?  What will it mean if food and water becomes very expensive (in the US) or unavailable (poor countries)?  There are many such questions that are little discussed.  This is explicit and intentional – conventional wisdom in environmental circles is that you don’t want to scare people, you need to “present opportunities and possibilities”.

We believe that you need educate people directly about the realities which are scary and alarming.  We think this is critical in order to generate the political will to put in place the carbon regulations necessary to adequately address the problem.  Talking about opportunities and possibilities is fine, but there’s little sign so far that that will be motivating enough for people to change their lifestyles and make the investments necessary.  Personally, we wake up in the morning and work on climate change because we’re scared of what the future will bring for our children, not because of the opportunities it presents.  We think that same understanding of the future needs to be communicated broadly.

Programs and Activities

The Climate Change Education Project’s initial project is a web site that will give people a dramatic and visceral exposure to the coming effects of global warming, while staying within the bounds of accepted scientific projections. It will be an interactive site, a graphically rich, multimedia experience -- more of a produced experience, less "let us explain it to you with a slew of data."   

Links to Additional Information

Project Leader Biographies
Climate Change Education Project web site (coming soon)

Contact Information

Eric Michelman, Director
3243 134 Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 425-702-8547
E-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web site: www.lifewithglobalwarming.org (coming soon)