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Climate Upcoming Events | Opportunities | Resources & Publications     Week of October 16, 2023 This week at NASEM, a workshop will explore emerging methane removal technologies, a category of negative emissions technologies that could help achieve net-zero GHG emissions. As part of the same study, we're inviting input on technology options for atmospheric methane removal. For more on how the US and other countries can approach their emissions goals, check out last year's study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information for Decision Making. Keep reading to learn about our upcoming events, opportunities, and relevant resources. Upcoming Events Workshop Atmospheric Methane Removal: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities October 17, 2023 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM ET October 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM ET Are methane removal technologies needed to achieve climate targets? Join the National Academies' Committee on Atmospheric Methane Removal: Development of a Research Agenda on October 17 and 18, 2023 for a hybrid workshop on needs, challenges, and opportunities around these emerging technologies. The workshop will be an opportunity for the community to engage around questions including the need for atmospheric methane removal; the potential, risks, and co-benefits of different removal technologies; and outstanding research gaps that could improve understanding. Information gathered during the workshop will be used to inform the report-writing process. REGISTER More upcoming climate-related events Report Release Webinar: Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales TODAY, October 16, 2023 | Virtual Report Release Webinar: Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions October 17, 2023 | Virtual Report Release Webinar: Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research October 20, 2023 | Virtual Forum: Gulf Scholars Program Fall Forum October 20, 2023 | Virtual Webinar: Floods in Asia: 2nd Annual Ramanathan Climate Conversation October 31, 2023 | Virtual Workshop: The Dynamics of Climate and the Macroeconomy November 1-2, 2023 | In-Person and Virtual   Workshop: Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges November 13-15, 2023 | In-Person    Opportunities Call for Technical Input Atmospheric Methane Removal: Development of a Research Agenda Submission Deadline: October 31, 2023  As part of the study on Atmospheric Methane Removal: Development of a Research Agenda, the committee invites input on technology options for atmospheric methane removal and considerations around co-benefits, barriers, and unintended consequences. Technical input can be provided in the form of scientific papers (published or preprints), technical reports or summaries, or white papers. The deadline to submit input is October 31, 2023.  SUBMIT INPUT More climate-related opportunities Open Position: Director of Communications—Climate Crossroads Initiative Fellowship Opportunity: Mirzayan Fellowship Application Deadline: October 16, 2023  Call for Experts: Empowering Justice 40 Communities: A Workshop on Leveraging Community Benefit Agreements to Support the Department of Energy’s Mandate to Serve Disadvantaged Communities Nomination Deadline: October 19, 2023  Call for Experts: Standing Committee on Environmental Science and Assessment for Ocean Energy Management Nomination Deadline: October 20, 2023  Funding Opportunity: Understanding Risk Factors Contributing to Climate-Induced Mental Health Impacts Application Deadline: November 1, 2023    Resources & Publications Consensus Study Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information for Decision Making: A Framework Going Forward Climate change, driven by increases in human-produced greenhouse gases and particles (collectively referred to as GHGs), is the most serious environmental issue facing society. The need to reduce GHGs has become urgent as heat waves, heavy rain events, and other impacts of climate change have become more frequent and severe. Since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, more than 136 countries, accounting for about 80% of total global GHG emissions, have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. A growing number of cities, regional governments, and industries have also made pledges to reduce emissions. Providing decision makers with useful, accurate, and trusted GHG emissions information is a crucial part of this effort. This report examines existing and emerging approaches used to generate and evaluate GHG emissions information at global to local scales. The report develops a framework for evaluating GHG emissions information to support and guide policy makers in its use in decision making.  GET THE REPORT More climate resources and publications Recordings Available: 2023 National Academy of Engineering Annual Meeting: Engineering the Future for Sustainability Consensus Study Report: Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization: Status and Research Needs Consensus Study Report: Improving Characterization of Anthropogenic Methane Emissions in the United States Consensus Study Report: Current Methods for Life-Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States   Explore Our Climate Resources As evidence of a changing climate continues to make headlines, the National Academies has made it easier than ever to explore our wide-ranging resources on climate-related issues. Building on decades of work, we gather top experts to help the nation better understand, prepare for, and limit future climate change. See Climate at the National Academies for more about our upcoming events, current work, and existing resources.

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