Outreach to policymakers and journalists is part of the association's ongoing Transformation Initiative, which calls on AAAS to ramp up
advocacy around science - society issues, while also becoming more member - facing and focused on digital - first technologies, as well as innovation.
Not exact matches
The event is an outgrowth of a global movement meant to draw attention to the value of
science and to encourage scientists
around the world to stand up for
science and commit to a renewed focus and active participation in communication and
advocacy activities.
Once that is done and a «new nexus of research» begins to form
around how climate
science and the climate change movement can increase racial and ethnic diversity, those fact - based findings can be used to guide public climate
advocacy and policy reform efforts.
There have been clear voices against
advocacy however, particularly in relation to the climate community, often centring
around arguments of bias, impartiality, and ethics that suggest it is problematic for scientists to express views beyond communicating their
science.
The Center's main focus is to separate reality from rhetoric in the emotionally - charged debate that swirls
around the subject of carbon dioxide and global change and to avoid the stigma of biased
advocacy by utilizing sound
science.
The budget reflects the fact that
science advocacy matters, but it's also a reminder that we need to be vigilant in our work to depoliticize the issue of climate change and continue to work in strong bipartisan fashion to advance shared goals
around clean energy deployment and innovation, as well as community resilience to extreme weather and other climate impacts.