-
Recent Posts
- The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives
- After a 19-Month Vacancy, White House Taps an Academic Meteorologist to Head the OSTP
- Taking Stock of Climate Change Impacts: How Many Puerto Rican Lives Did Hurricane Maria Take?
- As Fossil Fuels Melt the Planet, Could Climate Change Cause a Nuclear Meltdown?
- As the Trump Administration Tries to Tamp Down Climate Change, We are Rising Up to Meet the Challenge
Facebook
Categories
- Activism
- Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation
- Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists
- Climate Change Education and Communication
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Climate Change Preparedness
- Climate Litigation
- Climate Science Censorship
- Climate Science Watch
- Climate Science Watch Update
- Congress: Legislation and Oversight
- Energy
- General
- Global Climate Disruption and Impacts
- Global Warming Denial Machine
- International Climate Policy
- National Security
- Obama Administration
- Obama Climate Plan
- Politicization of Climate Science
- Science Communication
- Science-Policy Interaction
- Scientific Integrity
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
- Uncategorized
- Whistleblowers
Tag Archives: SGCR
US Global Change Research Program Released Three Major Climate Reports Today
The U.S. Global Change Research Program released three major reports this afternoon: the final Climate Science Special Report (CCSR), the public review draft of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) and the public review draft of the 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR-2). Continue reading
Posted in Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, Climate Science Watch, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers
Tagged carbon, carbon cycle, CENR, climate, climate change, Climate Science Special Report, Committee on Environment, CSSR, Fourth, Global Change, Global Change Research Program, National Climate Assessment, National Science and Technology Council, Natural Resources, NCA4, NSTC, Office of Science and Technology, OSTP, Second State of the Carbon Report, SGCR, SOCCR-2, Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Sustainability, USGCRP, White House
Comments Off on US Global Change Research Program Released Three Major Climate Reports Today
Trump Administration Extends for 6 months the subcommittee overseeing U.S. Global Change Research Program
On October 20, 2017, the Trump Administration extended for 6 months (until April 21, 2018) the charter of the interagency Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR). It was set to expire the next day on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The SGCR is responsible for overseeing the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The extension explicitly notes that the SGCR can be terminated in less than 6 months. Continue reading
Posted in Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, General, National Security, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program
Tagged CENR, climate, climate change, Committee on Environment, Global Change, Global Change Research Program, National Science and Technology Council, Natural Resources, NSTC, Office of Science and Technology, OSTP, SGCR, Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Sustainability, USGCRP, White House
Comments Off on Trump Administration Extends for 6 months the subcommittee overseeing U.S. Global Change Research Program
Charter Set to Expire for Interagency Subcommittee Overseeing Federal Climate Research
By Nicky Sundt CSPW Senior Fellow The charter of the subcommittee that oversees the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is set to expire tomorrow, October 21, 2017. This speaks volumes about the Trump Administration’s attitudes toward science generally – … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, Global Warming Denial Machine, Obama Administration, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers
Tagged CENRS, climate change, climate science, Climate Science Special Report, committee charter, Committee on Environment Natural Resources and Sustainability, CSSR, Department of Interior, FOIA, Joel Clement, National Climate Assessment, National Science and Technology Council, NSTC, Office of Science and Technology Policy, OSTP, President Trump, SGCR, State of the Carbon Cycle Report, Subcommittee on Global Change Research, US Global Change Research Program, USGCRP, Whistleblower, White House
Comments Off on Charter Set to Expire for Interagency Subcommittee Overseeing Federal Climate Research
Interior Department Whistleblower Joel Clement Receives Award for Civic Courage
On Sept 21, 2017, Joel Clement received the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage from The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest. In announcing Clement as one of this year’s recipients of the prize, the trust said that Clement upheld “the highest standards of his civil service oath as a senior federal official” when “he blew the whistle on the Trump Administration’s Interior Department for using personnel reassignment to shut down climate change programs, muzzle scientists and undermine subject matter experts.” Clement urges other employees to speak out as he has. Continue reading
Posted in Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, General, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Callaway Award, Clement, climate, climate change, Climate Science Special Report, committee, Department of Interior, Energy and Commerce, General Counsel, Georgetown University, Inspector General, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Investigation, Law Center, letter, National Climate Assessment, office of special counsel, Policy, Retaliation, Senate, Senior Executive Service, SES, SGCR, Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Trump, USGCRP, Whistleblower
Comments Off on Interior Department Whistleblower Joel Clement Receives Award for Civic Courage
