Governor Launches Climate Science Advisory Panel | 03:47PM / Sunday, January 14, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a Climate Science Advisory Panel through the new Massachusetts Office of Climate Science (OCS) to provide expertise on statewide climate science and future projections used to inform state and local climate adaptation planning and projects.
The Panel is comprised of experts within Massachusetts and across the region who will advise OCS on the latest advances and applications in climate science related to hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, sea level rise, and health impacts to inform the state's climate adaptation and resilience strategy.
"Our policies and programs must be guided by the latest data and cutting-edge science to better serve and protect our most vulnerable communities against climate change," said EEA Secretary Rebecca Tepper. "We’re building out our capacity across agencies to ensure we’re using the best information to inform our policymakers and community partners. We’ll be guided by some of the top academics in the region through this panel."
Launched in October 2023, OCS was established within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s ResilientMass Plan. OCS supports agencies, municipalities, and the public in understanding, accessing, and appropriately utilizing the state’s climate change data in planning, policy, and projects. The Climate Science Advisory Panel will provide critical guidance and understanding of climate research findings to support our communities in adapting to a changing climate. Panelists will guide the development of the State of the Climate Science Report that will inform the Commonwealth’s strategy for updating climate projections to incorporate the latest science and ensure projections are designed to serve the needs of priority populations as well as key adaptation sectors.
Climate Science Advisory Panelists
Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Global Change Science, MIT
Associate Professor of Earth & Environment, Boston University
Associate Professor of Geosciences, Co-Director of Environmental Science Program, UMass Amherst
Founder and Director, Multisolving Institute
Erin Coughlan de Perez, PhD
Research Director and Dignitas Professor, Tufts University
Senior Advisor, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre
Director of Education and Policy at Center for Climate Health and the Global Environment, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Principal and Senior Scientist, JFK Environmental Services
Professor of Earth, Geographic & Climate Sciences, Co-Director of Northeast Climate Adaptation Center, UMass Amherst/NECASC
Hodgson Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College
Professor of Earth & Environment, 2023 MacArthur Fellow, Boston University
Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Health, Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability, Boston University
Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
Chief Scientist, Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center
Senior Staff Scientist, Verisk - Atmospheric and Environmental Research
Professor of Climate Adaptation, Research Director of the Stone Living Lab, UMass Boston
Professor, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University
Professor of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences, Director of School of Earth & Sustainability, UMass Amherst/NECASC
Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Director of the Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub, Co-Director of the University Office of Climate Action, Rutgers University
Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Research Hydrologist, U.S Geological Survey
Director and Principal Researcher, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
Global Futures Professor in the School of Complex Adaptive Systems, Director of the Water Institute, Arizona State University
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