MIT Independent Activities Period - In this session Joint Program graduate students will examine and detail what our government is doing about the Climate Change Issue through public national policy. The pros and cons of proposals currently debated in Congress will be highlighted, including the Cap-and-Trade system and Carbon Taxing. The Joint Program students will also discuss potential future paths U.S. policy may take and how policy could spur investment in and deployment of clean technology. This activity is led by Jennifer Morris and Xavier Gitiaux, and is one in a series organized by graduate students affiliated with the Global Change Program. Other activities in this series sponsored by the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change include Intro to Climate Science (2 sessions; Jan 6, 2-4pm and Jan 8, 2-4pm) and a Panel Discussion on Opportunities for Action on Climate Change (Jan 21, 4:30-6:30pm).