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Climate change is a politically decisive issue that divides the public鈥攂ut it wasn鈥檛 always that way. And an event at the 精品SM在线影片 hopes to provide some semblance of relief.

The event, a panel discussion titled 鈥淲hy are we stuck on dealing with climate change and how do we get 鈥榰nstuck,鈥欌�� features speakers from various backgrounds and across the political aisle in the hopes of offering insight into why the United States is so gridlocked and what steps might be taken to get past those barriers.

The discussion is hosted by the Center of the American West and will be held Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the CASE Auditorium on campus.

鈥淚n a time of polarization and division on innumerable issues, our nation's inability to convene productive conversations on climate change can seem to be locked in place. But for more a quarter century, the Center of the American West has refused a sense of defeat and inevitability,鈥� said Patty Limerick, the center鈥檚 faculty director and a professor of history.

鈥淭he timing seems right for us to host an evening with a group of speakers characterized by their good will and听civic engagement.鈥�

Since 2000, concern over climate change has become more polarized, with Democrats increasingly worrying 鈥渁 great deal鈥� while Republicans are worrying less and less, . And that divide has only grown, , which found that the issue is now even more polarizing than abortion or gun rights.

This political polarization has made discussion almost impossible between the two parties. But, by bringing speakers together from across the aisle with a diversity of experiences, the Center of the American West hopes this event can unstick the dialogue, even if just a little.

鈥淚 am certain that we are assembling the right cast of characters to make real progress,鈥� said Limerick.

The cast includes:

• Tisha Schuller, the principal of Adamantine Energy and the former head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
• Claudine Schneider, the former Republican congresswomen who wrote the Global Warming Prevention Act of 1989.
• Leaf Van Boven, a 精品SM在线影片 psychology and neuroscience professor.
• Dan Palken, a conservative fellow from Citizens鈥� Climate Lobby and a physics graduate student at 精品SM在线影片.

For each speaker, the event represents something a little different, but they all agree: This is an issue we need to solve.

For some of the speakers, it involves figuring out how we got here.

鈥淎merica faces a great challenge in climate change, and we will not be able to confront it adequately if we do not recall our shared sense of purpose as Americans,鈥� said Palken.

鈥淩ather than letting the conversation around climate and energy fall prey to the polarization that paralyzes so much in our country, it is important that Republicans and Democrats alike make a conscious effort to extend real dialogue across political lines.鈥�

Van Boven agrees: 鈥淭he event will provide a forum to understand why we are polarized over climate policy鈥攁nd how we can overcome that polarization. The panel is an important opportunity for liberals and conservatives to discuss policy solutions to climate change, to identify areas of common ground, and to respectfully acknowledge areas of disagreement.鈥�

For others, this event represents a look to the future.

"It is my intention that this event inform, inspire and mobilize those in attendance to be part of the solution, as opposed to concerned observers,鈥� said听Schneider.

Either way, the speakers are thankful for the Center of the American West for hosting the event and bringing them together.

鈥淕etting unstuck on climate progress requires new approaches and novel participants鈥攕olutions we haven鈥檛 imagined yet,鈥� said Schuller. 鈥淚 love how the center creates the opportunity for that magic to happen, and I expect it will.鈥�

The event is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required and are .