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IGAC Conference- Atmospheric Chemistry from a Distance: Real Progress through Virtual Interaction
IGAC’s 2021 virtual conference will be held in the week of 12 September 2021 and will center the scientific program around its current working groups and activities. The conference will also have an open science session for atmospheric chemistry research that does not fit into any current working groups or activities aiming to expose any gaps in IGAC's current activities and serve as a poll for the atmospheric community on the next big questions in atmospheric chemistry. Abstracts are open for submission here until 1 May 2021. An Early Career Research Programme will also take place the week before the main conference. To register for the conference without submitting an abstract, click here.
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SOLAS: Open Call for Applications to the SOLAS Scientific Steering Committee
SOLAS is looking for two new members to join its international Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for a term beginning on 1 January 2022. People with expertise in: i) air-sea physical interaction; ii) numerical modeling; and iii) biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur are a plus, but all SOLAS-relevant disciplines are welcome (see SOLAS Science Plan and Organisation). The call is open until 15 April 2021. The SSC provides overall scientific guidance on all aspects of SOLAS, functioning as the central decision-making body for SOLAS and setting the scientific direction and priorities of the project. For more details, please visit here.
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Knowledge-Action Networks
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Call for Application: Executive Director of the Ocean KAN IPO
The Ocean KAN IPO (International Project Office) will be established in Paris, France under the auspices of the CNRS (National Research Centre for Scientific Research) and will be hosted by a consortium of six French research and higher education institutions. The IPO is currently hiring the Executive Director who will provide management support for the strategy development, planning and implementation of Ocean KAN activities. The IPO will assist the Ocean KAN Steering Committee (SC) in engaging in the UN Decade, and serve as a channel of communication among ocean professionals from different countries on various aspects of ocean global changes. For more details, please visit here. Applications will be accepted until 14 April 2021.
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SSCP KAN's New Steering Committee Launched
A new Steering Committee for the Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production has been formed with 23 members selected through an open call. Balanced in terms of sectors (academic, non-profit, etc.), areas of expertise, geographical distribution, gender and age, the new committee will lead the KAN towards its goal of advocating and enabling rapid change in the SCP system by further promoting the "action" aspect of the KAN. Members of the new SSCP KAN Steering Committee can be found here.
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Highlights (In Case You Missed It)
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New Research Reveals Changes to Ocean Stability Caused by Climate Change
New research was published in the journal, Nature, showing the effect of climate change on ocean mixing. The research looked at global temperature and salinity observations between 1970 and 2018 regarding the separation between surface water and the deeper ocean. Ocean mixing is considered an important process for storing away heat and a significant amount of CO2; however, according to the research, this process appears to be disrupted. In addition, global warming is melting ice sheets and glaciers, bringing fresh water into the sea, lowering salinity, and reducing density. Read more to learn about how our oceans are affected by climate change and why their structure is important.
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Research Bytes from Anthropocene Magazine
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Jet Fuel Made from Food Waste could Slash Flying Emissions Far More than Virgin Biofuels
In their efforts to reduce carbon emissions, some airlines and aircraft makers are pivoting towards biofuels to power airplanes. But jet fuel made from wasted food could slash emissions from flying much more dramatically, researchers report in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the paper, they detail a way to convert organic waste into paraffin, a kerosene-like fuel that can be used in jet engines. Such food waste-derived fuel could cut aviation emission levels by 165 percent compared to fossil fuels. Read more...
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First-of-its-kind Study Shows Carbon Emissions across the Entire Food Production and Supply Chain
Our food systems pump out one-third of global greenhouse emissions – 34% – every year, according to new research published in Nature Food. These results chime with the findings of several previous studies. But what’s new about this most recent contribution is that it goes into intensive detail to build up a huge dataset that identifies the sources of those emissions across the whole food production and supply chain. For the first time, that’s enabled researchers to reliably pinpoint emissions by sector and country, revealing some surprising facts in the process – such as the rising contribution of refrigeration and plastic packaging on global emissions. Read more...
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Irrigation Canals Covered in Solar Panels are a Powerful Combination
Shading California’s irrigation canals with solar panels could reduce pollution from diesel irrigation pumps while saving a quarter of a billion cubic meters of water annually in an increasingly drought-prone state, a new study suggests. Pilot studies in India and small simulations have shown that so-called “solar canals” have lots of potential benefits: Shading the water with solar panels reduces water loss from evaporation and keeps aquatic weeds down. Meanwhile, the water creates a cooler microclimate that increases the efficiency of certain types of solar panels. Combining irrigation and renewable energy installations is also an efficient use of space, reducing the pressure on agricultural and natural landscapes. Read more...
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Do Female Leaders Make for Stronger Climate Policy?
Local governments in the United States headed by women are more likely to have policies that encourage energy conservation in the community than those headed by men. But male and female leaders do not differ much when it comes to policies that affect energy consumption by local government itself, according to a new analysis. Read more...
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Research Scientist in support of the Biosphere Working Group of the Earth Commission
Closes: 31 March 2021
The Earth Commission Scientific Secretariat seeks a full-time or part-time research scientist with deep expertise in biodiversity science and international collaboration. The successful candidate will join the team of the Earth Commission Secretariat from Future Earth, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). S/he will ensure the scientific support of the Earth Commission Working Group on the Biosphere including coordinating workshops and facilitating scientific collaborations between working group members. Find more here.
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Webinar: Population, Food and the Environment
When: 9 April 2021, 14:00-15:30 (UTC)
The webinar, "Population, Food and the Environment," will be held on 9 April 2021 (14:00-15:30 UTC) in association with the Population Association of America (PAA). It will engage different perspectives on the economic, social, and environmental impacts of population growth addressing persisting inequalities and regional variations in a round table about population, food, and the environment. The food price wager uses the FAO Food Price index as its metric and Shirley Mustafawill discuss the history, methodology and scope of this index. The broader population and environmental contexts of the debate will be discussed by John Bongaarts and Raya Muttarak, while the discussion will be moderated by Leiwen Jiang. Find more here.
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PhD Position: Statistical Ice-core Analysis - Potsdam, Germany
Closes: 30 April 2021
Within the EU Innovative Training Network DEEPICE ("understanding Deep icE corE Proxies to Infer past antarctiC climatE dynamics"), the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Potsdam, Germany, seeks a PhD student in statistical ice-core analysis.The anticipated starting date of this position is 1 October 2021. This position is limited to three years. Details on the project, tasks and requirements are posted on the website.
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Postdoc Fellowship in Paleobiology - Washington DC, USA
Closes: 1 May 2021
The Deep Time Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship is available at the Department of Paleobiology at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, USA. Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) in paleobiology relating to the goals of the Deep Time Initiative at the National Museum of Natural History. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct independent research in paleobiology, take part in various scholarly activities of the museum, and become involved in public outreach and education focused on enhancing visitor experiences in our Deep Time exhibit. For more details, please visit the website.
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"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
– Jane Goodall, Primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
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