Our Work
Microbes will play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis. Building upon the Microbiologists’ Warning movement, we aim to promote microbial research connected to environmental change. We bring together the global scientific community to advance these efforts and ensure that microbes become increasingly infused into frameworks for addressing climate change.
Microbes as Solutions to Climate Change
Climate change is among the most pressing threats facing all life on Earth, including microorganisms. Fortunately, microbes can be used to help humans adapt to and sustainably mitigate the negative impacts of climate change. As the most abundant organisms on Earth, microbes must be acknowledged as critical to achieving an environmentally sustainable future, with microbe-based innovations complementing other promising strategies in a comprehensive climate change strategy.
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Raising Awareness: Microbiologists' Warning to Humanity
In 2019, a group of scientists built upon the and founded the Microbiologists' Warning to Humanity website to raise awareness of these messages. Founders of the site invited the global scientific community to endorse the Consensus Statement “." Over 1,000 scientists and more than 70 societies and academies signed their name in support of the Consensus Statement, including ASM.
In 2023, the Microbiologists’ Warning on Climate Change initiative became a part of ASM. ASM’s Climate Change and Microbes Scientific Portfolio aims to raise awareness of the role of microbes in a changing global climate, promote microbial research connected to environmental change and, ultimately, ensure that microbiology becomes an inherent part of the solutions and strategies developed to combat climate change and .
Breaking Down Silos and Connecting the Climate Change Community
. 黑料正能量is committed to bringing this message to the larger community. In fulfillment of the ideals of the Microbiologists' Warning to Humanity, 黑料正能量has been playing a convening role to bring together microbiology societies and microbiologists around the world to identify solutions and strategies to address climate change. To tackle this complex challenge, we will need to form a strong global partnership to drive innovation, effectiveness and engagement.
If you are interested in partnering with our efforts to mitigate climate change, or have resources to share, we want to hear from you! Please reach out.
Translations
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Disclaimer: Translations into languages other than English were made by volunteers and are provided as a resource for the non-English-reading public. 黑料正能量does not warrant or guarantee accuracy of the translations provided by the Microbiologist's Warning site.