{"id":19143,"date":"2022-11-09T23:03:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=19143"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:01:43","slug":"esa-policy-news-november-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2022\/11\/09\/esa-policy-news-november-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this issue:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award<\/a><\/strong>
\nApplications are due January 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

ESA at COP 27<\/a><\/strong>
\nESA has received official observer status at COP 27 in Egypt taking place Nov. 6-18.<\/p>\n

White House Seeks Comments About the Scope of the National Nature Assessment<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Office of Science and Technology Policy solicits feedback about public engagement, organization, scenarios to include in the assessment and more.<\/p>\n

Executive Branch<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe US Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Emperor Penguin as a threatened species, citing climate change as the primary threat to the species.<\/p>\n

States<\/strong><\/a>
\nState Attorneys General\u2019 races could impact climate and energy policy.<\/p>\n

International<\/strong><\/a>
\nUnited Nations Environment Programme report determines that the world is not on track to meet Paris Climate Agreement goals.<\/p>\n

Scientific Community<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch!America to post-election debrief Nov. 15.<\/p>\n

Federal Register opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award<\/h2>\n

Are you a science graduate student interested in the intersection between policy and science? ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Apply and come to DC to meet with your lawmaker on Capitol Hill!<\/p>\n

Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. ESA covers all travel expenses and plans to hold the event onsite at its Washington, DC office Tuesday, April 24-25 unless events beyond our control occur. Applications are due Jan. 1, 2023, 12PM EDT.<\/p>\n

For more information and to apply, visit the ESA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>ESA at COP 27<\/h2>\n

Diplomats and representatives of civil society are convening in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP27) this week and next week. Discussions of climate \u2018loss and damage\u2019 are expected to dominate the conference. \u2018Loss and damage\u2019 refers to if and how less developed countries will receive payments for damages from climate change. Countries like Bangladesh emit relatively low amounts of carbon emissions but are also the most vulnerable to climate change. Countries will also continue work on emissions reduction commitments and climate finance, or funding for climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ESA has received official observer status at COP27. ESA members have received badges and will be attending the meeting. We will be posting updates from members at COP27 and resources on the <\/span>Ecotone blog<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>White House Seeks Comments About the Scope of the National Nature Assessment<\/h2>\n

In April 2022, the Biden administration announced the launch of the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment. Led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, this report will assess the state of the U.S.\u2019s lands, waters and wildlife and the specific benefits that they provide. The assessment will also allow the country to look ahead at how nature might change in the future and identify opportunities for investments in nature to help achieve climate, health, environmental justice and economic goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Office of Science and Technology Policy is now soliciting feedback from the scientific community and the public about the scope of the assessment. The request for information includes a series of questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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