An article from Inside Climate News explores how scientists and research institutions are mobilizing to preserve and share accurate climate science despite efforts by the Trump administration to censor or dismantle federal climate resources. When the administration cut funding, fired staff, and ordered the removal of terms such as “equity” and “climate justice” from government sites like climate.gov, researchers around the world launched independent initiatives to safeguard data and public information. These include new platforms such as climate.us, which replicates and expands upon resources that had been scrubbed or archived, and collaborations between organizations like the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to maintain the momentum of the National Climate Assessment process, which had been disrupted by the administration.
Robert (Bob) Kopp, RCEI Affiliate, a climate researcher at Rutgers University, is highlighted as a co-organizer of these efforts. Kopp emphasized the importance of integrating systemic and cross-sectoral analyses into future assessments, noting that climate impacts ripple across domains such as insurance, real estate, health infrastructure, education, and technology. He stated that there is “significant research on systemic climate impacts that could be part of the collection,” including assessments of carbon dioxide removal and other negative-emissions technologies. Kopp added that “new synthesis papers could really lay the groundwork for future assessments,” pointing to opportunities for advancing comprehensive, interdisciplinary understanding of climate risks and solutions in ways that haven’t been explored in depth yet.
Together, these independent projects reflect a broader scientific movement to keep climate information accessible, reliable, and resistant to political interference, ensuring the public continues to have access to data vital for addressing climate change.
Read the full article here.
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