1. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Global Warming/Climate Change & Carbon Emissions Project Isaac Borofka-Webb, Nicholas Kuqali, Matthew Sackmann and Paul Stroik Eric Jamelske Department of Economics University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chippewa Valley Center for Economic Research & Development

2. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Overview  The Project  Pilot Test Survey  Discussion

3. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Global Warming/Climate Change  What is it?  Is it really happening?  Why is it happening?  Is it anthropogenic?

4. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Global Warming/Climate Change  What are the implications?  What action(s) should be taken?  What are the costs/benefits of taking action(s)?  What are the consequences of inaction?

5. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire The Project  How much do people really know about this issue?  How knowledgeable are the residents of the Chippewa Valley? -global warming/climate change -causes & solutions -policy & politics  Survey of households, students, businesses  Educate the public and increase awareness!

8. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Pilot Test Household Survey  We want your input!  Let’s take the survey.

9. The Real Cause of Global Warming

10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eric Jamelske jamelsem@uwec.edu Questions & Discussion

11. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-27-2009/steven-levitt

12. Average Global Temperature is Increasing

13. Nature v. 412, p. 523-527 (2 August 2001)

14. CO 2 Levels Are Increasing C.D. Keeling and T.P. Whorf (October 2004).