More Than 1,000 Scientists Sign Letter Urging Biden to Cut Emissions in Half by 2030 |
Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=59003"><span class="small">Union of Concerned Scientists</span></a> |
Thursday, 08 April 2021 08:08 |
Excerpt: "Following its re-entry into the Paris climate agreement, the Biden administration is currently devising a national plan to reduce global warming emissions-also known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)-over the next decade. "
More Than 1,000 Scientists Sign Letter Urging Biden to Cut Emissions in Half by 203008 April 21
According to these experts, this ambitious goal is both scientifically feasible and necessary in order to limit the worst impacts of climate change and achieve the principal goal of the Paris Agreement—limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius, and as close to 1.5 degrees Celsius as possible. They also emphasized that emissions reductions from the transportation and power sectors, which are the two leading sources for U.S. global warming emissions, must be prioritized, along with investments and policies that create good-paying jobs and further climate resilience, environmental justice, and racial equity. Scientists who have already signed onto the letter include: Dr. Joel Clement, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and UCS; Dr. Lauren Edwards, executive director of 500 Women Scientists and director of Fellowship for the Future; Dr. Anne Kapuscinski, director of the Coastal Science and Policy Program at the University of California-Santa Cruz and board chair of UCS; Dr. Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University and lead author of the IPCC Third Assessment Report; Dr. Benjamin D. Santer, climatologist and atmospheric scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a MacArthur Fellowship recipient and an author of the IPCC Second Assessment Report; and Dr. T. Jane Zelikova, research scientist at the University of Wyoming and co-founder of 500 Women Scientists. UCS has the following experts, many of whom are letter signatories, available to speak about how the United States can reduce its emissions in half over the course of the decade:
On March 8, UCS joined the World Resources Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and University of Maryland for a media briefing where experts put forth detailed scientific analyses showing how the United States could achieve such a target. To watch the recording of this media briefing featuring Dr. Cleetus, click here. |
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 April 2021 08:45 |