Extreme weather linked to global warming, Nobel prize-winning scientist says

I'm thrilled that Dr Molina spoke at the ACS plenary session. Compared to the ozone depletion problem, his expertise, "climate change has become highly politicized and polarizing."

So:

1. Reduce our personal carbon footprint by 20 percent in the next year.

2. Stop subsidizing fossil fuels.

3. Mitigate politics and polarization.+

4. Shift towards more vegetarian diets.

5. Scientists better communicate the scientific facts underlying climate change.+

6. Scientists and engineers develop cheap alternative energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.+

7. Reduce waste water treatment costs.*

8. Reduce costs to absorb CO2 from industrial activities.*

9. Manage the timing, magnitude, and speed of reservoir drawdowns in order to mitigate methane releases to the atmosphere.^

+ http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/591970/ ...

* http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/ ...

^ http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/44825

Culturally polarized democracies are less likely to adopt polices that reflect the best available scientific evidence on matters — such as climate change — that profoundly affect their common interests.

Nature488,255(16 August 2012)doi:10.1038/488255a