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briefings where the SMC works with
scientists to give the national media a new story on developments within science, whether it's a report on
climate change, a paper on stem cells being published in a
leading journal, or science funding cuts in the latest budget.
While the Democratic leadership of the waning 111th Congress failed to get legislation passed into law to address
climate change, the House global warming committee,
led by Rep. Ed Markey (D - MA), convened dozens of important hearings and
briefings featuring top
climate scientists and national security experts to educate Congress and the public about the need for swift action to secure America's energy independence, create clean energy jobs and mitigate
climate change emissions.
Prof Piers Forster, a physical
climate scientist at Leeds University and
lead author of the chapter on clouds and aerosols in working group one of the last IPCC report, tells Carbon
Brief:
The leadership of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the U.K.'s Royal Society convened a UK - US team of
leading climate scientists to produce this
brief, readable reference document for decision makers, policy makers, educators, and other individuals seeking authoritative information on the some of the questions that continue to be asked.