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Climate Change
National Academiesâ Global Change Research Advisory Committee Accepting Nominations
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicineâs Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is soliciting nominations for new members. The Committee, whose expertise spans the physical, ecological, and social science of global change, advises the USGCRP and supports climate communication activities across the Academies. Members serve three-year terms, with an option to reappoint after the first term. The Academies are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in extreme event risk and human dimensions of global change, among other fields. Nominations are due on March 15, 2017 and can be submitted by filling out this form….
EPA Seeks Research on âBehavioral Driversâ of Significant Carbon Reduction
The Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program is soliciting applications for research projects on âAnticipating the Environmental Impacts and Behavioral Drivers of Deep Decarbonization.â The term âDeep Decarbonizationâ refers to the changes necessary to significantly reduce carbon emissions and meet climate policy goals. EPA is interested in proposals that address at least one of the following questions: âHow might the deep decarbonization of the U.S. economy by 2050 change the geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic distribution of public health and ecosystem risks associated with energy production and consumption?â âWhat factors drive decisions at the individual, firm, and…
Academies Report Calls for Better Integration of Social Science into the USGCRP
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a new report, Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The report offers recommendations on broadening participation of federal agencies in the USGCRP by identifying new partnership and enhancing existing ones. As part of its recommendations on better meeting the USGCRPâs goal of advancing science related to global change, the report reiterates a call from the 2012 Academies review of the USGCRPâs strategic plan that the program ââbetter integrate the social and ecological sciencesâ andâŠmove toward âan integrated observational system that connects observations of the physical environment…
Henry and Bryna David Lecturer Proposes âInternational Climate Clubâ
Economist William D. Nordhaus delivered the 2014 Henry and Bryna David Lecture at the National Academy of Sciences on October 2. Nordhaus is the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and will chair the Boston Federal Reserve Bank for 2014-2015. The topic of his lecture was âClimate Clubs: How to prevent free-riding in international environmental agreements.â