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Author: Benjamin Pierce

Resources/Climate.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ layout: default
 title: "SIGPLAN and Climate Change"
 ---
 
+<!-- Needs an intro -->
+
 ## Useful Links:
 
 - ACM's new (as of 2019) [Carbon Offset Program](https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/conference-planning/conference-registration#h-carbon-offset-program)
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ title: "SIGPLAN and Climate Change"
 
 ## Resources
 
-- A [ACM Conferences and the Cost of
+- [ACM Conferences and the Cost of
 Carbon](https://blog.sigplan.org/2019/07/17/acm-conferences-and-the-cost-of-carbon/)
   (a post on the SIGPLAN blog)
 - [Engaging with Climate Change: Possible Steps for
@@ -21,10 +23,17 @@ Carbon](https://blog.sigplan.org/2019/07/17/acm-conferences-and-the-cost-of-carb
 - [Carbon Offsets: An Overview for Scientific
   Societies](http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/papers/carbon-offsets.pdf)
   (survey)
+- [Flying Less in Academia: A Resource Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSLG573KG2YrLhpT8SBgTKNvrEUBtTCN_NBVtdEl8jqHK_vY6MhonM4DeiEoMoh18CdyyfNdxCfp6gp/pub#h.rmhkb9hxuob)
 
 <!--
-Yannick's repo of scripts
-  https://github.com/YaZko/acm-climate
+  - recap what committee has done / is doing
+      - white papers
+      - making sure that climate issues are on the agenda at the SGB level
+      - presentations at town hall meetings of major SIGPLAN conferences
+      - e.g., put a pointer to "carbon offset program"
+  - now working with other SIGs on a larger data gathering and analytics
+      - Yannick's repo of scripts: https://github.com/YaZko/acm-climate
+  - CACM article forthcoming
 -->
 
 ## SIGPLAN's ad hoc Climate Committee
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ Air travel is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, which in
 turn are a significant contributor to climate change.  SIGPLAN hosts a
 number of annual scientific meetings at various locations throughout the
 world.  While such meetings are important for furthering important research,
-we would be remiss in not exploring possible mitigations. Accordingly,
+we need to explore possible mitigations. Accordingly,
 SIGPLAN has formed an ad hoc committee to study the climate impact of
 conferences and possible steps that SIGPLAN might take in response. The
 committee chair is [Benjamin Pierce](http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/);