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(Unless otherwise noted, all news pieces were written by Gyami Shrestha.)

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2019

June, 2019

The North American Carbon Program (NACP) Science Leadership Group (SLG) Meeting met in Washington DC 20005 from June 5 – 6, 2019.

Meeting agenda

 

Please submit your abstract to the first joint AGU session of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and the E.U. Integrated Carbon Observation System via this submission site by July 31, 2019. 

Forging Linkages in Carbon Cycle Science

Session ID#: 80552

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On June 11, 2019, we concluded the 16-part special Spring 2019 webinar series 'From Science to Solutions: The State of the Carbon Cycle', which started on February 26, 2019.

The series was focused on communicating the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) findings in relation to current and broader societal impacts and solutions.

All the webinar details, slides and recordings can be accessed below.

All webinars were recorded.

May, 2019

On Behalf of leads and organizers, Drs. Lucy Hutyra & John Lin:

Please save the date for the third CO2-Urban Synthesis and Analysis Network ("CO2-USA") workshop to be on Monday and Tuesday, October 7-8, 2019 in Boston, MA.  This meeting will bring together scientists, stakeholders, and policymakers to discuss advances in urban carbon cycle research and policy making. 

 

1/2020 update: See Meeting Website for registration and abstract submissions.

9/30/2019 update: *The date and venue of the meeting has been changed. The changes are reflected below.*

The 7th North American Carbon Program (NACP) Open Science Meeting will be convened at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner (McLean, Virginia, USA) from March 23 to 26, 2020.


Next North American Carbon Program (NACP) Science Leadership Group (SLG) Meeting
Date: 1.5 days June 5 – 6
Venue: 1201 New York Ave NW, 4th Floor, Washington DC 20005
Sponsored by the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program
Contact Libby Larson for more information.

Details here.

April, 2019

The Mexican Carbon Program released the two phase drafts of the First Mexican State of the Carbon Cycle Report 'Primer Reporte del Estado del Ciclo del Carbono en México (Agenda Azul y Verde)' for public review. Details below.

 

The leadership of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group participated in the European Geoscience Union (EGU) Meeting in Vienna, Austria (April 8-12, 2019) and also met with the leadership of the E.U. Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS).

The new State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) site was released on Earth Day (April 22, 2019):
https://carbon2018.globalchange.gov

Report Cover Figure: North American carbon cycling illustration, courtesy Ron Oden, University of Nevada, Reno.  This graphic represents the dynamic nature of carbon stocks and fluxes in the United States, Canada, and Mexico described in the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report.

March, 2019

Updates on some recent and upcoming 2019 public engagement activities

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