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IPCC Must Include More Global South Scientists, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Holders
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Istanbul, Türkiye, in January 2024 to try to agree the core scientific products it will produce in its 7th assessment cycle (AR7). I was there representing the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) along with my colleague Dr. Delta Merner, who wrote about the main decisions taken at the meeting. My goal was to advocate for increased consideration of cultural heritage, including Indigenous and traditional knowledge, in IPCC’s work.
IPCC Must Include More Global South Scientists, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Holders
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Istanbul, Türkiye, in January 2024 to try to agree on the core scientific products it will produce in its 7th assessment cycle (AR7). I was there representing the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) along with my colleague Dr. Delta Merner, who wrote about the main decisions taken at the meeting. My goal was to advocate for increased consideration of cultural heritage, including Indigenous and traditional knowledge, in IPCC’s work.
COP28 took steps toward safeguarding cultural heritage from climate change
The outcomes of the latest international climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai in December, while taking some important steps forward, fell far short of what is needed to avert climate catastrophe. Despite formally recognizing for the first time that a transition from fossil fuel use is necessary, nations failed to agree to the fast, fair, and funded phase-out that scientists are calling for.
COP28 Took Steps Toward Safeguarding Cultural Heritage From Climate change - Union of Concerned Scientists
The outcomes of the latest international climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai in December, while taking some important steps forward, fell far short of what is needed to avert climate catastrophe. Despite formally recognizing for the first time that a transition from fossil fuel use is necessary, nations failed to agree to the fast, fair, and funded phase-out that scientists are calling for.
Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.
A human rights-based approach to cultural heritage protection is an essential cornerstone for climate justice and just resilience, but it often seems completely missing from the climate policy equation. In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. Cultural rights include the right to freedom for scientific research and creative activity, and the right to participate in cultural life.
Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.
A human rights-based approach to cultural heritage protection is an essential cornerstone for climate justice and just resilience, but it often seems completely missing from the climate policy equation. In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. Cultural rights include the right to freedom for scientific research and creative activity, and the right to participate in cultural life.
World Heritage Committee Ignores UNESCO Recommendation to List Venice as Endangered
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The World Heritage Committee has voted not to put Venice, Italy, on UNESCO’s list of endangered places. The decision flies in the face of the advice of the secretariat of the World Heritage Convention, which had recommended that because of slow progress in addressing the dual threats of climate change and over-tourism, Venice should be placed on its “in danger” list.
World Heritage Committee Ignores UNESCO Recommendation to List Venice as Endangered
The World Heritage Committee has voted not to put Venice, Italy, on UNESCO’s list of endangered places. The decision flies in the face of the advice of the secretariat of the World Heritage Convention which had recommended that because of slow progress in addressing the dual threats of climate change and over-tourism, Venice should be placed on its “in danger” list.
A Climate Crossroads for the World Heritage Convention
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
World Heritage Committee Ignores UNESCO Recommendation to List Venice as Endangered
The World Heritage Committee has voted not to put Venice, Italy, on UNESCO’s list of endangered places. The decision flies in the face of the advice of the secretariat of the World Heritage Convention which had recommended that because of slow progress in addressing the dual threats of climate change and over-tourism, Venice should be placed on its “in danger” list.
A Climate Crossroads for the World Heritage Convention
How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Will they for example, agree to place the city of Venice on the list of World Heritage sites “in danger”?
A Climate Crossroads for the World Heritage Convention
How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Will they for example, agree to place the city of Venice on the list of World Heritage sites “in danger”?
Species on the move: how climate change is remaking ecosystems
By Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, reordering ecological communities and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. To address these issues, the third international Species on the Move conference convened in Bonita Springs, Florida, in May 2023.
Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems
Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. To address these issues, the third international Species on the Move conference convened in Bonita Springs, Florida, in May 2023.
Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems
Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. To address these issues, the third international Species on the Move conference convened in Bonita Springs, Florida, in May 2023.
Climate and Our Common Future – IPI Global Observatory
Robert O. Mendelsohn, professor of forest policy and economics at Yale University, discusses the global forces creating unprecedented changes over the next few centuries, including climate change, and why he is optimistic about the future.
Protecting Intangible Cultural Heritage to Support Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts
The climate crisis and its compounding impacts will greatly influence how we shape our common future. But the ways in which we perceive, understand, and respond to climate impacts are modulated in complex ways by culture and heritage. Understanding what people value and prioritize in their own cultural contexts can be a powerful factor in designing and implementing effective strategies to rein in harmful heat-trapping emissions and help communities adapt to unavoidable impacts.
Cultural Heritage Loss and Damage Goes Ignored. This Needs to Change at COP27.
Losses and damages caused by climate change to intangible cultural heritage such as Indigenous and local knowledge, and traditional agricultural practices have been vastly underestimated in discussions of Paris Agreement implementation. This needs to change.
Cultural Heritage Loss and Damage Goes Ignored. This Needs to Change at COP27.
Posted October 31st, 2022 for Union of Concerned Scientists Losses and damages caused by climate change to intangible cultural heritage such as Indigenous and local knowledge, and traditional agricultural practices have been vastly underestimated in discussions of Paris Agreement implementation. This needs to change.
When Slowing Global Warming Means Cutting Down Trees: Hard Choices in the Climate Crisis
President Biden recently announced that the US would cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 50–52 percent of 2005 levels by 2030. While there are many reasons why even this level of ambition isn’t sufficient, it’s still an enormous shift from where we are today, and an important milestone toward where we need to be.
Climate Change Threatens Africa’s Cultural Heritage
Africa Daycelebrates independence, freedom from colonialism, and looking forwards to a peacful and thriving future inthe 55AfricanUnionnations. This year’sthemeis“Arts, Culture and Heritage”and UCSishelping toraise upclimate change in that context.
What Does My State Treasurer Have to Do with Climate Change?
State treasurers can be the forgotten children of public office. They don’t tend to have the name recognition of a governor or congressperson, and many of their own constituents don’t even have a clear sense of their job description. So how have state treasurers entered the spotlight in climate advocacy? And why are they banding together to change the ways corporations like ExxonMobil respond to the climate crisis?
Climate Denialism Has No Place at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has invited Professor Steven Koonin to give a seminar on May 27, 2021. Professor Koonin’s seminar will cover material contained in a book he published on May 4. His book is entitled “Unsettled”. Its basic thesis is that climate science is not trustworthy. Professor Koonin is not a climate scientist. I am. I have worked at LLNL since 1992. My primary job is to evaluate computer models of the climate system.
Challenging BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell to Accelerate Climate Action at their Annual Meetings
Annual general meetings (AGMs, also known as annual shareholders’ meetings) of major oil and gas companies targeted by UCS’s campaign begin with ConocoPhillips and BP this week and Royal Dutch Shell next week. ExxonMobil and Chevron follow at the end of the month. After the last year of Big Oil companies grabbing pandemic bailouts, publicizing dubious “net-zero” pledges, and getting hit with even more climate lawsuits, we’ve got some questions about how they’re conducting their business.
Clean Cars Minnesota: A win for public health, innovation, and the environment
This blog post was written with substantial input from Alyssa Tsuchiya. On Friday, a Minnesota administrative law judge ruled the state can proceed with finalizing new clean car standards that will give Minnesotans more control over air quality improvements and progress toward the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, as well as increase vehicle model choices for Minnesota car buyers and save drivers money at the pump. I usually write about electric vehicle (EV) charging programs.
Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet
Long a joke in federal policy circles, Infrastructure Week is actually upon us. Since President Biden revealed his infrastructure plan (aka the American Jobs Plan) earlier this spring, we’ve heard a lot of opinions about what is, and isn’t, infrastructure. Now I’ll add my hot take: Soil is infrastructure. That’s right, soil. Most of us rarely give it a thought, although it is the literal foundation of agriculture and makes the majority of our food supply possible.
Four Things to Know-and a Word of Caution-about EPA’s Climate Change Indicators Website Reboot
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first updates to its Climate Change Indicators website since 2016, when the previous administration halted the regular updates that had been a feature of the site for years.
Climate Change Threatens Africa’s Cultural Heritage
Adam Markham, Deputy director, Climate & Energy | May 24, 2021, 5:41 pm EDT Africa Daycelebrates independence, freedom from colonialism, and looking forwards to a peacful and thriving future inthe 55AfricanUnionnations. This year’sthemeis“Arts, Culture and Heritage”and UCSishelping toraise upclimate change in that context.
COVID-19 Election Update: Will the Senate be Complicit in Electoral Disaster?
Michael Latner, Kendall Science Fellow | July 31, 2020, 9:18 am EDT With less than 100 days before the November election, majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate COVID-19 Bill provides ZERO dollars for emergency election support, despite growing bi-partisan agreement that states need more funds to secure health protections like expanded vote-by-mail capacity.
How Presidents Are Elected: A Guide for the Perplexed
Michael Latner, Kendall Science Fellow | July 30, 2020, 3:15 pm EDT Clauses 2 and 3 of Section 1, Article II of the US Constitution describe how the president is chosen: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States shall be...
Groundwater Sustainability is a Necessity More Than Ever
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The immediate emergency of COVID-19 has been a powerful reminder that the most valuable things in our lives are our families, friends, and the welfare of our communities. The current pandemic is a threat to those closest to us today in a way that presages what we will experience on an accelerating basis due to the climate emergency.
EPA Made So Many Mistakes with Clean Cars Rollback, Even Its Own Lawyers Want to Know What’s Up
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst | July 30, 2020, 12:14 pm EDT On Monday, EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced an investigation into the so-called “SAFE” rule, which rolled back Obama-era global warming emissions and fuel economy standards and will cost both consumers and the environment. This investigation is just the latest example of the many ways in which the administration’s attempts to cut corners and ignore science are being challenged.
The Clearing of Lafayette Square: Interior Park Police Chief’s Testimony Stains Agency’s Reputation
Maria Caffrey, Climate scientist | July 29, 2020, 1:28 pm EDT For those of you that follow my blog posts you know me as someone who writes about the Department of the Interior and how our public lands are being managed. Today’s post is a bit of a departure from the usual and I’d like to start on a personal note. Please bear with me. I’m not a political scientist. My PhD is in geography, specializing in climate change.
The EPA’s Cost-Benefit Proposal Is Corrupt-And Deeply Consequential. Call It Out.
Julie McNamara, Senior Energy analyst | July 29, 2020, 10:11 am EDT This June, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rulemaking, Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process. The proposal is, by every measure, an object lesson in this administration’s shambolic governing approach: bad-faith actions, dressed up with claims of high-minded ideals, felled by staggering ineptitude.
Massachusetts, Act Now on Environmental Justice and Climate Action
John Rogers, Senior energy analyst | July 28, 2020, 4:45 pm EDT The two-year Massachusetts legislative session is down to the wire, scheduled to end this Friday. Some key environmental justice and climate bills are in play, and now is the time to ramp up pressure and get them across the finish line. We can’t afford to wait till next year on either of these issues. If you live in Massachusetts, now’s a great time to let your legislators hear that you want action, and you want it now.
Museums Should Publicly Address Racism in their Histories
Adam Markham, Deputy director, Climate & Energy | July 28, 2020, 12:54 pm EDT In June 2020, the American Museum of Natural History in New York announced that it had asked the City of New York to remove the statue of Theodore Roosevelt that stands at its entrance. A small step in the necessary decolonization of this museum and the rest of the museum world.
Museums Should Publicly Address Racism in their Histories
In June 2020, the American Museum of Natural History in New York announced that it had asked the City of New York to remove the statue of Theodore Roosevelt that stands at its entrance. A small step in the necessary decolonization of this museum and the rest of the museum world.
EPA’s Chance to Get Science Advice Right
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst | July 21, 2020, 3:50 pm EDT The EPA should get science advice from the most qualified experts, and they have a golden opportunity to make that happen.
US Offshore Wind Projects Face Make-or-Break Moment
John Rogers, Senior energy analyst | July 20, 2020, 5:30 pm EDT Offshore wind is at a key juncture right now. And your voice can help take it to the next level. You might have noticed that certain colleagues and I have often blogged excitedly about the brand new (to the US) renewable energy option poised to rise up off our shores. Offshore wind has been a long time in coming, and there is so much enthusiasm in so many quarters. And no wonder, when you think about all it has to offer.
UCS Supports CEJA
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is a comprehensive climate bill that puts Illinois on a path to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2030 and 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. The bill was developed by the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition with input from residents from across the state through over 100 community-based conversations known as “Listen.Lead.Share” events.
A Pivotal Moment in US-Russian Arms Control
Daniel Puentes, Ph.D. candidate in Physics and Chelsie Boodoo, Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering, UCS Science Network, UCS | July 17, 2020, 5:09 pm EDT Nuclear weapons have plagued the international security environment since the first atomic weapon was successfully detonated at the Trinity test site in July 1945. Today, the situation has grown more complicated as arms control agreements and treaties are dismantled in an “America First” attitude adopted by the current administration.
U.S. Universities Must Stop Honoring Racist Scientists of the Past
Adam Markham, Deputy director, Climate & Energy | July 14, 2020, 12:32 pm EDT The names of scientists whose discredited racial theories continue to pervade U.S. society still adorn prestigious college buildings and are attached to awards and prizes, while their statues stand on campuses and their portraits hang in university museums.
U.S. Universities Must Stop Honoring Racist Scientists of the Past
The names of scientists whose discredited racial theories continue to pervade U.S. society still adorn prestigious college buildings and are attached to awards and prizes, while their statues stand on campuses and their portraits hang in university museums.
I Chose Protesting for Black Lives Matter Over Writing My PhD Dissertation
Paige Greenwood, Neuroscience Doctoral Candidate, UCS Science Network, UCS | July 8, 2020, 6:19 pm EDT These past few weeks, I’ve had to make a choice between writing my doctoral dissertation and protesting for the safety and protection of Black Lives. I chose the latter. I began my PhD program in July of 2016, a few weeks after the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling who were both murdered by police officers.
PFAS Amendments Form a Blueprint for Remedying National Toxic Threat
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst | July 11, 2019, 1:42 pm EDT The House of Representatives will vote today on the inclusion of several PFAS-related amendments to the House National Defense Authorization Act that will help us to understand the extent of the PFAS public health threat and its health impacts, limit current PFAS pollution, and clean up legacy contamination on DOD and Superfund sites and nearby communities.
How Alaska’s Recent Heat Wave May Worsen Climate Warming
Carly Phillips, Kendall Science Fellow | July 11, 2019, 12:17 pm EDT Over the holiday weekend, three cities in Alaska experienced record heat with temperatures in Anchorage reaching 90°F. In a city where local July temperatures averaged 61°F in 2018, this extreme heat illustrates the dramatic effects of climate change in northern regions of the world.
Censoring a Senior Analyst at the State Department for Telling the Truth is a Damned Shame
Image: C-SPAN Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy | July 10, 2019, 5:35 pm EDT Think of it. You are an accomplished scientist in academia and decide to serve your country by going into public service. You do your job, advising the State Department, the Administration and Congress on critical security risks like climate change, based on a huge amount of well-established evidence.
Psychologists and Pediatricians Know that Families Belong Together: A Call to Action
Dzung X. Vo, MD, FSAHM, FAAP is an academic pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine, an author, and a mindfulness practitioner and teacher; Christopher Willard, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and author educational consultant based in Boston.
Can Trees, Oceans and Giant Carbon Sucking Machines Save Us from Climate Catastrophe?
Angela Anderson, Director, Climate & Energy | July 8, 2019, 9:37 am EDT The world needs leadership on climate change–as witnessed by the limited progress made by nearly 200 country delegates to the climate conference last week who failed to overcome Saudi Arabia’s block on formal discussion of the latest climate science produced by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Is the USDA Relocation Just Good Old-Fashioned Rent Seeking?
One of things I cherish about economists is their ability to call BS when they see it. In research settings economists tend to have a reputation for asking hard-hitting questions during seminars. They are known for having the most unpopular opinion and for being unabashedly proud of it. I’ve personally seen non-economists bristle at the thought of giving a talk to an economics-oriented audience. As someone who straddles the worlds of public health and economics I get it, trust me. I’ve been there.
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