WE PROPOSE TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR THE 19TH GEIA CONFERENCE. THE GLOBAL EMISSION INITIATIVE S EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATIONS. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 6-8 NOVEMBER 2019 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE SANTIAGO. GEIA S 19TH CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON ADVANCING THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF EMISSIONS UNDERSTANDING AND HOW THIS KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTES TO ACCELERATING THE SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER THE LATEST RESEARCH ON EMISSIONS FROM ALL SECTORS INCLUDING ENERGY AND RENEWABLES TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE NATURAL SOURCES AND WILDFIRES. THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS EFFORTS WORLDWIDE TO MITIGATE POLLUTANTS AND DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF CHANGING EMISSIONS ON AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE. THE CONFERENCE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ACTIVITIES OF GEIA S WORKING GROUPS AND WILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT GEIA S PATH FORWARD BY INVOLVING EXPERTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO SUMMARIZE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE GEIA COMMUNITY CAN MAKE TO THE 25TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO THE UNFCC EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY 2020 IN CHILE. THE CONFERENCE FUNDING FROM NASA WILL BE MANAGED BY DR. PAULETTE MIDDLETON (PANORAMA PATHWAYS).
$20,000FY2020National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA
Panorama Pathways, Boulder CO