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NASA has established a new position of senior climate advisor to work with the Biden administration on climate science objectives. The agency said in a Wednesday announcement that the senior climate advisor will advocate for NASA climate investments and work closely with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of Management and Budget.
Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science in New York, will serve in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment is made. Schmidt has been GISS director since 2014, and his main research interest is the use of climate modeling to understand past, present, and future climate change.
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NASA Names Its First Climate Advisor
Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals
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NASA announced yesterday that Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will become the space agency s first senior climate adviser.
The new NASA position underscores the Biden administration s push to integrate climate policy throughout the federal government. Schmidt, director of NASA s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will serve in an acting role until he receives a permanent appointment, agency officials said.
“The appointment of Gavin Schmidt will help ensure that the Biden Administration has the crucial data to implement and track its plan toward the path to achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050, and a healthier, safer, more prosperous planet for our children,” said acting NASA Chief of Staff Bhavya Lal in a statement.
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Portrait of acting NASA Chief of Staff Bhavya Lal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has named an Indian-American to a top position at the agency.
Bhavya Lal has been appointed as acting chief of staff, NASA announced Feb. 1, 2021, among the slew of other appointees.
As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden, the press release from NASA said.