The United States Constitution authorizes a president to create cabinet-level departments with responsibility over key areas of national importance. In some cases, such as Homeland Security, a new department has resulted from a crisis situation directly affecting public safety and the general welfare. Today, the United States is faced with long-term threats to life and security that surpass those related to terrorism. These threats, derived from a globally changing climate, are now impacting Americans with long-term consequences that are increasingly destructive, costly, and lethal. This Task Force will evaluate the proposal for a cabinet-level department devoted to climate change and make recommendations on this matter addressed to the Office of the President.
JSIS 495 E – Scott Montgomery: Establishing the Department of Climate Change: In Defense of a Consolidated Federal Climate Effort
Evaluator
Craig Gannett
Energy Lawyer
Task Force
- Claire Bacon
- Mary Cho
- Gabriel Collins
- Ella Hammarstedt
- Aiden Hitchcock
- Sabrina Mohd Nordin
- Katie Pekarske
- Ireland Scheer
- Abigail Shaw
- Sarah Smiley
- Hannah Stephens
- Cameron Tarzaban
- Zhuohang Zhou
- Alexander Zhuk