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Policy ContactAGU Position Statements and Letters
Position Statements
From time to time the AGU Council adopts position statements that relate the understanding and application of the geophysical sciences to relevant public policy. In making such statements, the Council limits itself to positions that are within the range of available geophysical data or norms of legitimate scientific debate. Each statement expires after four years unless reaffirmed.
Climate Issues
- Humans Impact Climate, and the Scientific Community has the Responsibility to Educate and Communicate the Implications of Climate Change to the Public and Policy Makers
- Geoengineering Solutions to Climate Change Require Enhanced Research, Consideration of Societal Impacts, and Policy Development
Data Management and Research Policy
- Earth and Space Science Data Should Be Widely Accessible in Multiple Formats and Long-term Preservation of Data is an Integral Responsibility of Scientists and Sponsoring Institutions
- The U.S. Government has a Critical Role in Supporting Basic Research in the Earth and Space Sciences
- AGU Supports Free and Open Communication of Scientific Findings
- The Capability to Monitor the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Should be Expanded, Completed, and Maintained
Education and Academia
- Earth and Space Sciences Should be Taught in K-12 Education
- The Scientific Theories of Biological Evolution and History of the Earth Should be Central Elements of Science Education
Natural Hazards
Ocean Sciences
Letters
AGU strives to increase awareness and explain the importance of Earth and space science to inform decisions and help shape policy. To do so, AGU drafts and signs letters that provides information and brings attention to issues that affect the science community. Below is a compilation of letters in which AGU was a signatory.
2013
- Joint Letter to OMB Regarding Conference Travel - 17 April 2013
- Value of Federal Scientific Investment – 28 February 2012
- Joint Letter Regarding Government Travel and Meeting Policies – 26 February 2013
- Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change – 19 February 2013
- Sequestration and Impacts to Discretionary Programs – 11 February 2013
2012
- AGU Letter Supporting Weather Commission - 18 December 2012
- AGU Asks Speaker Boehner to Avert Sequestration – 14 December 2012
- AGU Asks President Obama to Avert Sequestration – 14 December 2012
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Reauthorization 2012 - 3 December 2012
- Sequestration and Non-Defense Discretionary Programs – 12 July 2012
- AGU Asks Congress to Support Government Participation at Scientific Conferences – 13 June 2012
- NSF Funding FY13 – 13 June 2012
- Government Participation at Scientific Meetings and Conferences – 21 May 2012
- Government Employee Participation at Meetings and Conferences – 7 May 2012
- STEM-Ed Funding FY13 – 1 May 2012
- NOAA Funding FY13 – 6 March 2012
- Federal Research Public Access Act – 5 March 2012
- NOAA Funding FY13 – 1 March 2012
- Grant Reform and Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011 – 15 February 2012
2011
- Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting from Federally Funded Research – 22 December 2011
- Support Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act 2011 – 30 November 2011
- Reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program – 14 November 2011
- AGU Supports Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act 2011 – 2 November 2011
- Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Investments in Research – 28 October 2011
- National Ocean Policy – 3 October 2011
- Budget Control Act – 30 August 2011
- Government Employee Participation on Boards of Scientific Organizations – 5 July 2011
- NOAA Climate Service – 21 June 2011
- STEM-Ed in No Child Left Behind Act – 20 June 2011
- Joint Polar Satellite System Funding – 26 May 2011
- Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY12 – 18 April 2011
- Reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program – 23 March 2011
- FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1) – 15 March 2011
- NOAA Climate Service – 16 February 2011
- Value of Geosciences – 22 January 2011
White Papers
AGU works with member experts to create timely reports on policy-relevant Earth and space science information for a wide audience. Reports and executive summaries are available for AGU members, policymakers, and the public to help inform a societal dialogue about these critical issues