An overwhelming majority of scientists, including numerous UCLA researchers, agree that we have to take action to curb the effects of climate change.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block joined leaders in higher education from more than 35 states today calling on incoming president Donald Trump's administration to protect the Earth's climate.
Chancellors and presidents from more than 170 colleges and universities signed on to the open letter calling for "aggressive climate action."
Trump has at times described climate change as a hoax and proposed withdrawing from the historic Paris climate agreement signed at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2015. An overwhelming majority of scientists, including numerous UCLA researchers, agree that climate change is caused by humans and will result in dramatic, disruptive changes within this century. UCLA research has projected that without drastic action, Los Angeles will heat up an average of 4 to 5 degrees by midcentury.
"As a university," Block said, "we have a deep commitment to research innovative solutions for tomorrow, to serve the greater public good and to educate the leaders of future generations. Strong federal and international climate action is critical to this mission."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 23 2016, @04:33PM
It's the middle stage, remember when big tobacco was still holding forth with "their scientists" claiming no tobacco-cancer linkage? That went on for what, 30 years? These days the tobacco companies have finally been brought to heel.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 23 2016, @04:37PM
Remember when the rulers of Europe persecuted Galileo for trying to present evidence that not every "Heavenly" body revolves around the Earth? The rulers were finally brought to heel.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 23 2016, @06:03PM
I 'member. 'Member when Ptolemy threw out Hipparchus' model of the solar system in favor of epicycles?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @12:47AM
Pepperidge Farm Remembers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 23 2016, @06:06PM
Things move faster now, Ptolemaic (earth-centered) beliefs hung on for centuries before the Copernican (and Galilean) heliocentric explanation was widely accepted.