Advancing Global Change Science and Solutions

AGCI links science, solutions, and communities to address the most pressing global change issues.

Using science to improve science: Introducing the Science of Actionable Knowledge community

SOAK is a vibrant community of social scientists, engaged researchers, and practitioners who use critical scholarship to systematically study how science is produced and used in decisions and actions. Their goal is to understand what causes scientific knowledge to become “actionable.”
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Understanding biodiversity loss in a changing climate

The climate crisis and biodiversity loss are deeply interwoven, but too often considered separately from one another. Recent research demonstrates the value of a more integrated approach to the science and solutions.
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Food for thought: Cutting food loss and waste can generate big wins for nutrition, climate, and the bottom line

This AGCI workshop aimed to develop policy and program recommendations to reduce food loss and waste across geographies, with an emphasis on transforming sustainable food systems in low- and middle-income countries and “triple win” approaches that improve nutrition security, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and are affordable.
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Understanding global change challenges: Vanishing ice

AGCI spoke with glaciologist Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, about the speed and scale of vanishing ice as a global change issue, and the critical need to make the science of vanishing ice accessible and relevant to policymakers.
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Reducing carbon at speed and scale: Meet the Crux Alliance

Durable climate solutions require well-designed policies that get the technical details right. AGCI supports the Crux Alliance, a group of nonprofit organizations with deep policy design expertise, to work with policymakers in the world’s highest carbon-emitting countries.
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“AGCI tackles the challenging task of bringing together disparate research communities with ease, facilitating conversations that do not happen in other forums.”
– AGCI workshop participant
“AGCI defines what true community partnership looks like, helping us make sense of complex climate data, which allows us to positively impact our communities.”
– Ashley Perl, Pitkin County Community Resiliency Manager
“AGCI has become an intellectual proving ground, a ferment for new ideas and concepts, and a place where the different disciplines actually talk, and progress.”
– Hal Harvey, CEO, Energy Innovation