Diversifying the Climate Dialogue

Cultivating public discourse and enlarging policy discussions have been central to our work at ASU’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO). As the next big international conference on climate change begins this fall in Paris, CSPO is pleased to host a dialog on ways to include perspectives that have not traditionally been part of the climate conversation. A diversity of voices is essential for confronting a problem as enormous as global climate change: engaging with differing perspectives helps discover innovative approaches and gains the support of citizens impacted by climate policies—policies that have often been plagued by divisiveness and gridlock. In discussing models for citizen engagement, including the recent World Wide Views deliberations on climate and energy, and by hearing from viewpoints that are frequently missing in climate debates, this CSPO Conversations event will inform and enrich our approach to climate change.

Featuring Yves Mathieu, Co-director, Missions Publique, France; Christopher Shank, Policy Director, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; Jose Aguto, Legislative Secretary, Sustainable Energy and Environment, Friends Committee on National Legislation; and, Daniel Sarewitz, Co-Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Professor of Science and Society, Professor, School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability.