In this issue: White House Seeks Comments About the Scope of the National Nature Assessment, ESA Seeks Member Input for Comments Submit your input to inform ESA comments by Jan. 23, 2023. Nations Agree to Protect 30% of the Planet by 2030 COP 15 concludes in Montreal. Comments about the draft Fifth National Climate Assessment Due Jan. 27. Webinar recording…
In this issue: ESA to Hold Informational US National Nature Assessment Webinar Dec. 6 Webinar will be Dec. 6 at 12 noon EDT. ESA Holds National Climate Assessment 5 Webinar Webinar recording is available. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award Applications are due January 1, 2023. Congress Senate passes bill authorizing research in saline lake…
In this issue: White House Releases Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment, ESA to Hold Webinar Nov. 30 Comments on the draft must be submitted by Jan. 27, 2023. ESA to Hold National Nature Assessment Webinar Webinar will be Dec. 6 at 12 noon EDT. Countries Agree to Create “Loss and Damage” Fund at COP 27 Final COP 27 agreement was…
ESA Member Claire Williams sent the following update from the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from her colleague, Dr. Fatin Samara. Williams and Samara have proposed a climate x health framework for testing anthropogenic pollutant content in desert dust storms in the Arabian Peninsula. Most of these storms originate in Iraq’s Tigris-Eurphatis Basin which…
ESA Member Morgan L. Rogers attended the first week of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt using a official observer badge from ESA. Rogers is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles, based in the Urban Planning Department and the Luskin Center for Innovation. She shares the following observations from COP27’s…
The White House US Global Change Research Program released a draft version of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), which is now available for a 12-week public review and comment period. ESA will hold a webinar about the draft Fifth National Climate Assessment Nov. 30 at 12 noon eastern time. Attend this webinar to hear from Allison Crimmins, NCA director,…
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) calls on world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to pledge immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions that limits rising temperatures to 1.5⁰ C and to expand efforts to promote adaptation efforts in vulnerable regions of the world. Scientists…
In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award Applications are due January 1, 2023. Call for climate and biodiversity experts to interact with the media ESA seeks members willing to speak to the media ahead of international climate and biodiversity meetings. Congress Senate considering annual defense policy bill, which includes authorizes funding for tropical…
ESA has received official observer status at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh on November 6 – November 18, 2022. ESA members will be attending COP27. This page will be updated with resources related to COP 27 and updates from ESA members at COP 27. COP Briefing Series The Environment and Energy Study…
In this issue: Supreme Court Hears Sackett v. EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.” ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Congress Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec. 16. Executive Branch Department of Energy requires grant…
In this issue: Congress Senate ratifies the Kigali Amendment that will reduce HFCs mainly used in air conditioning and appliances. Executive Branch Arati Prabhakar confirmed to be the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Courts Nature covers the Supreme Court’s War on Science. States Louisiana and the Army Corps of Engineers move closer to a…
In this issue: Congress Lawmakers are working to pass a short-term spending package to keep the government open in October. Executive Branch Domestic Climate Czar Gina McCarthy to leave the White House this week, Biden hires new climate advisors. States California passes climate legislation. International Australia passes first climate legislation since 2011. Scientific Community NAS reviews the U.S. Global Change…