UMaine Scientists Present Report on Climate Future to Gov. Baldacci
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — A team of University of Maine scientists will visit the State House in Augusta Wednesday, Feb. 25, to present a report, “Maine’s Climate Future: An Initial Assessment,” to Gov. John Baldacci. The governor and the UMaine professors, representing the university’s Climate Change Institute and other units, will discuss the findings with reporters at 9 a.m. in the cabinet room.
The report is the university’s response to the governor’s 2007 request for a preliminary analysis of the effects of climate change in Maine during the 21st century. The report considers past climate change, recent evidence of accelerated rates of change,and the implications of continued climate change in Maine as a result of greenhouse gas emissions and their associated pollutants.
Teams of participating scientists developed the extensive report to initiate a process that can both inform and facilitate systematic planning and thoughtful decisions related to Maine’s climate change challenges.