Today I begin my service as a Trustee — I’m honored. Twenty-three years ago, I arrived at University Park for the first time with all my worldly possessions stuffed in garbage bags.
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We've moved our home to Munich🇩🇪! And I'm now on the lookout for great folks and networks doing environmental+open data work in the region to connect with our work at EPIC - or to chat with for fun, so any recs are welcome! So far, my dog is really digging the change of scene.�?��?
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You cannot generate risk-adjusted returns without considering the risks that actually face us globally today. published its 2023 Global Risks Report - environmental and social risks are the most prominent we face in the coming decade. weforum.org/reports/global
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Gas stove pollution causes roughly 12.7% of childhood asthma in the United States. “It’s like having car exhaust in a home,�? - Brady Seals, co-author of the research.
Yeesh.
#openaccess paper: mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1
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Climate change is due to our cumulative emissions, not just our emissions today.
While rich countries have started decreasing emissions in recent decades, rich country emissions are still responsible for a substantial majority of the 1.2C warming to-date carbonbrief.org/analysis-which
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The rain yesterday postponed the typical New Year’s midnight fireworks in Annapolis. Instead, we got a beautiful sunset show off the Naval Academy Bridge today. Happy 2023!
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One of my absolute most fulfilling parts of 2022 has been serving on Penn State's Board of Trustees. I've learned a ton from students, alumni, administration+ fellow trustees. Looking forward to collectively helping PSU become a more just and sustainable place in 2023 and beyond.
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I'm organizing stuff for a move+am gently packing this post-it note that Joe wrote me 12 years ago after I turned in my PhD thesis+before my defense. It's a daily reminder that I can do hard things, and, importantly, that the person I chose to spend my life w/ believes I can too.
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2022 in Review: The U.S. Army announced its first-ever strategy to tackle the climate crisis. As a major contributor to greenhouse gasses, the Army will slash emissions, deploy an all-electric vehicle fleet AND meet renewable energy goals.
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Has anyone I know been a recipient of donated equipment for air monitoring (e.g., air quality, other), and did it help your science and/or make an impact in other ways? Would love to hear from you.
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How can we convince industries to adapt and be part of a pollution market?
Can the #ETS offer a pathway to achieving our net-zero goals? +more...
's speaks with Shri Jitubhai Vakharia, President-SGTPA & Michael Greenstone of .
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Another great part of my #AGU22 was that the team got to meet in person for the first time! Aarsh Batra presented AQLI, Nishka Sharma broke down resources we have to offer air quality scientists at the Clean Air Happy Hour - and we checked out the together!
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Thanks again to all who came out - and special thanks to who helped organized! Hopefully something similar can come together in San Francisco next year!
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10. And last but certainly not least, Sarath Guttikunda of , a winner of the International Award at this year's , shared about his organizations global air pollution work and open data resources. More: urbanemissions.info
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8. 's David Brown presented on their non-profits clean air work to find climate solutions. More: sparkclimate.org
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7. 's and presented about OpenAQ's open air quality data platform and global community of change agents -- and their latest report on the current state of play of global open air quality data that dropped this week. More: openaq.org
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6. Monika Kopacz discussed the Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4) Program, offering funding for relevant air quality and other atmospheric chemistry work. More: cpo.noaa.gov/Divisions-Prog
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5. presented about a new format for the 2023 International Society for Exposure Science conference, which will be held in Chicago too...but in August instead of December! More: intlexposurescience.org/ises-2023-annu
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4. presented on and all the awesome resources it has for researchers and the public alike. More: haqast.org
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3. Manish Soni talked about the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. More: ie.unc.edu
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2. Nishka Sharma from at presented on AQLI's work to connect PM2.5 pollution to life expectancy and related tools available to the public here: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu
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1. Benjamin Gaubert shared about AMIGO/ and its effort to better quantify emisisons. More: igacproject.org/activities/ami
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As #AGU22 winds down, here's a recount from the Clean Air Happy Hour at , hosted by , and ! Check out these⬇�?clean air initiatives, so you too can explore their work and connect!🚀
Know about other cool initiatives? Please comment!
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Our #1 Top Chart of 2022 from EPIC-affiliated & shows:
As temperatures rise, nearly ¾ of the world’s least developed countries will see death rates increase.
Meanwhile, 65% of #G20 countries see improvements in death rate due to temp change. #EPICTop10
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Coming in 2023: Berkeley Earth's highest-ever resolution data sets. At 4x the resolution this data set (top image) more accurately depicts climate change patterns occurring at the scale of large cities, landscapes and ecosystems. ow.ly/r7bL50M4Jb6
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This figure gets me every time. alumni, Pennsylvanians, and anyone who cares about making sure a land grant university gets enough funding to match the scale of its mission: Take ONE minute to show your support: govt.psu.edu/petition/
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Check out the graph below!
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What if environmental data were managed + shared in ways that enabled multiple uses? How might we use existing datasets to make sense of our surroundings in varied + novel ways?
Here’s a tl;dr, but you can read the full brief at openenvironmentaldata.org/research-serie
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Our #2 Top Chart of 2022 comes from EPIC’s Air Quality Life Index (), which finds particulate pollution’s impact on life expectancy is:
>3x that of alcohol, unsafe water & sanitation
6x that of HIV/AIDS
89x that of conflict & terrorism
#EPICTop10
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Parliamentarian recently cited data from to bring the spotlight on the health impacts of #airpollution, and the need for policy attention with reference to #maternalhealth.
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Nature Communications posits #airpollution causes 39.7% #stillbirths in #LMICs. India has 2,17,000 stillbirths annually. #AQLI by #EPIC finds India is 11x over #WHO safe PM2.5 limits. Raised a #SpecialMention in @RajyaSabha for a dedicated #maternalhealth committee under #NCAP.
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Terrific and extensive discussion on the Gujarat cap-and-trade market for particulates pollution (the world's first) which is implemented by the Gujarat pollution control board in partnership with
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Tax credits to boost clean energy deployment were an important part of the #InflationReductionAct.
In collaboration with , our #3 Top Chart of 2022 finds climate benefits from clean energy tax credits are about 4x the costs. #EPICTop10
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Hey #AGU22 , come check out my talk today at 5:30 in E253cd. Can't wait to share what , Jen Runkle, Charlie Reed, and have been up to!
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Thank you for organizing the gathering and all the support. It was really nice to all the airheads in person after almost 3 years..
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