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Chemical & Engineering News

A new web-based resource on climate science, designed to help scientists and others understand this key topic, is the focus of a Comment article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø’s weekly newsmagazine. ACS, the world’s largest scientific society, launched the resource this week.

ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri explains in the article that the Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø is among the major scientific organizations with position statements acknowledging the reality of climate change and recommending action. ACSâ€� policy statement mentions that people need a basic understanding of climate science in order to make informed personal decisions, and it describes climate change education for the public as “essential.â€� In 2011, Shakhashiri formed the ACS Presidential Working Group on Climate Science to develop a toolkit to guide membersâ€� self-education about the fundamental chemical and physical processes that determine Earth’s climate.

Shakhashiri points out that the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø Climate Science Toolkit, available at www.acs.org/climatescience, includes explanations of the greenhouse effect, how vibrational energy from molecules changes into translational kinetic energy and more. It also provides “Climate Science Narrativesâ€� that can be adapted and personalized for speaking to students, educators, public officials and other audiences.