How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs
Nonprofits and academia are working to maintain US efforts to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, fearing that the dismantling of federal programs under the Trump administration will obscure the nation's climate change contributions. The Data Foundation is fundraising for an initiative to enhance the accuracy and accessibility of climate emissions information, building on a previous effort by former President Biden. Nonprofit and academic groups are stepping up to continue crucial climate monitoring and research amid funding cuts and program closures. Efforts are being made to sustain data collection and analysis to understand climate risks and drive climate action, despite challenges in funding and staffing. The focus is on preserving existing programs and developing new tools to improve greenhouse-gas measurements.