Dr. Lee Anne Willson
A successful climate action plan
The Ann Arbor Climate Action Plan, A2Zero, provides us with an inspiring example of how a city not too different from Ames can adopt an...
Dr. Lee Anne Willson
- May 15
- 9 min
Nature-based climate solutions
Nature-based solutions How much of what we need to do for the Ames CAP could be achieved by “nature-based solutions”? This includes...
Dr. Lee Anne Willson
- Apr 20
- 9 min
What is the cost of emitting (or not emitting) a ton of CO2?
There are at least three ways to estimate the cost associated with emitting one ton of carbon: We can look at the cost of removing carbon...
Dr. Lee Anne Willson
By the Numbers
Examining issues related to the Ames Climate Action Plan: Some years ago, while teaching astronomy at ISU, I asked my class a question:...