Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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AGU leadership to discuss sustaining global science in a time of uncertainty
Press briefing — Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 — Glasgow, Scotland
Tuesday, 24 February at 3:00pm GMT (10:00 am EST)

AGU leadership hosted a roundtable press briefing at OSM26 to discuss the state of global science amid the U.S. Administration's unprecedented actions and what AGU is doing to support the scientific enterprise, including:
recent federal actions impacting national climate policy and international engagement.

scientific publishing initiatives supporting UN goals and data infrastructure
New partnerships supporting the development of governance tools for climate intervention.

Speakers:
Brandon Jones, President, AGU
Janice R. Lachance, Executive Director and CEO, AGU