Ben Poulter
@benpoulter.bsky.social
Climate scientist and communicator, following accounts for info and engagement on all aspects of greenhouse gas science and policy
Submit your abstract to #EGU26 & share latest science on "Warming Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions from terrestrial, coastal and marine systems: Connections to Earth system stability, policy and mitigation"
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/56456
Deadline Jan 15 @drmonteverde.bsky.social
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/56456
Deadline Jan 15 @drmonteverde.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Submit your abstract to #EGU26 & share latest science on "Warming Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions from terrestrial, coastal and marine systems: Connections to Earth system stability, policy and mitigation"
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/56456
Deadline Jan 15 @drmonteverde.bsky.social
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/56456
Deadline Jan 15 @drmonteverde.bsky.social
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Funding call for anyone modeling terrestrial feedbacks that could contribute to this model intercomparison effort effort #methane #n2o #mip #co2 #cmip
We are inviting the land surface modeling community to participate in a new Warming-Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (WIE-MIP) and launching a grant program to provide resources to modeling teams
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spark's new climate funding program announced on Friday will provide support for the land-surface modeling community to get involved with the Warming Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (WIE-MIP) - please take a look and apply!
We are inviting the land surface modeling community to participate in a new Warming-Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (WIE-MIP) and launching a grant program to provide resources to modeling teams
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Spark's new climate funding program announced on Friday will provide support for the land-surface modeling community to get involved with the Warming Induced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (WIE-MIP) - please take a look and apply!
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When the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta captured strange bubbles from a lake in 1776, he couldn’t have imagined the discovery would one day sit at the heart of global climate solutions💡🌍
October 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
When the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta captured strange bubbles from a lake in 1776, he couldn’t have imagined the discovery would one day sit at the heart of global climate solutions💡🌍
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The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
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The next frontier is here.
America is facing a new set of challenges that demands the latest scientific capabilities to keep us on the cutting edge.
To remain competitive, we must protect and fund the research that keeps us ahead.
Follow us to stand with American innovation 🇺🇸
America is facing a new set of challenges that demands the latest scientific capabilities to keep us on the cutting edge.
To remain competitive, we must protect and fund the research that keeps us ahead.
Follow us to stand with American innovation 🇺🇸
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The next frontier is here.
America is facing a new set of challenges that demands the latest scientific capabilities to keep us on the cutting edge.
To remain competitive, we must protect and fund the research that keeps us ahead.
Follow us to stand with American innovation 🇺🇸
America is facing a new set of challenges that demands the latest scientific capabilities to keep us on the cutting edge.
To remain competitive, we must protect and fund the research that keeps us ahead.
Follow us to stand with American innovation 🇺🇸
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Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
"The cumulative gap between this pathway and the Trump administration’s trajectory amounts to 7bn tonnes of emissions over the next five years." www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes - Carbon Brief
Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030.
www.carbonbrief.org
August 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"The cumulative gap between this pathway and the Trump administration’s trajectory amounts to 7bn tonnes of emissions over the next five years." www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
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📅 Aug 13 | 9–10 AM PT | 12–1 PM ET | 4–5 PM UTC
🔗Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📬Stay up to date on future events: www.sparkclimate.org/methane-remo...
🔗Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📬Stay up to date on future events: www.sparkclimate.org/methane-remo...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Atmospheric methane in a changing climate: Will methane mitigation be enough?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we...
Despite progress in policies to reduce anthropogenic emissions, atmospheric methane concentrations continue to rise. Even during periods like the COVID-19 lockdowns, when human activity sharply declin...
zoom.us
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📅 Aug 13 | 9–10 AM PT | 12–1 PM ET | 4–5 PM UTC
🔗Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📬Stay up to date on future events: www.sparkclimate.org/methane-remo...
🔗Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📬Stay up to date on future events: www.sparkclimate.org/methane-remo...
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We’re thrilled to be joined by:
• Brian Buma (envdefensefund.bsky.social & @colorado.edu)
• Arlene Fiore (@mit.edu)
• @benpoulter.bsky.social (formerly NASA and White House OSTP, now at @sparkclimate.bsky.social imate.bsky.social���)
• Brian Buma (envdefensefund.bsky.social & @colorado.edu)
• Arlene Fiore (@mit.edu)
• @benpoulter.bsky.social (formerly NASA and White House OSTP, now at @sparkclimate.bsky.social imate.bsky.social���)
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We’re thrilled to be joined by:
• Brian Buma (envdefensefund.bsky.social & @colorado.edu)
• Arlene Fiore (@mit.edu)
• @benpoulter.bsky.social (formerly NASA and White House OSTP, now at @sparkclimate.bsky.social imate.bsky.social���)
• Brian Buma (envdefensefund.bsky.social & @colorado.edu)
• Arlene Fiore (@mit.edu)
• @benpoulter.bsky.social (formerly NASA and White House OSTP, now at @sparkclimate.bsky.social imate.bsky.social���)
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Atmospheric methane is still rising fast—even as we make progress cutting human emissions.
What’s going on?
We break down the leading hypotheses here:
📖 www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
Join our Aug 13 webinar for more 👇
What’s going on?
We break down the leading hypotheses here:
📖 www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
Join our Aug 13 webinar for more 👇
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Atmospheric methane is still rising fast—even as we make progress cutting human emissions.
What’s going on?
We break down the leading hypotheses here:
📖 www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
Join our Aug 13 webinar for more 👇
What’s going on?
We break down the leading hypotheses here:
📖 www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
Join our Aug 13 webinar for more 👇
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New data show methane levels are rising faster than expected—beyond what human emissions alone can explain.
The likely cause? The Earth is getting hotter & nature is starting to emit more and absorb less
Spark’s Ben Poulter and Danie Potocek explain: www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
The likely cause? The Earth is getting hotter & nature is starting to emit more and absorb less
Spark’s Ben Poulter and Danie Potocek explain: www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
What's Behind Record-Breaking Growth in Atmospheric Methane? — Spark Climate Solutions
Rising warming-induced greenhouse gas emissions, including from warming wetlands, are an important climate blind spot.
www.sparkclimate.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New data show methane levels are rising faster than expected—beyond what human emissions alone can explain.
The likely cause? The Earth is getting hotter & nature is starting to emit more and absorb less
Spark’s Ben Poulter and Danie Potocek explain: www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
The likely cause? The Earth is getting hotter & nature is starting to emit more and absorb less
Spark’s Ben Poulter and Danie Potocek explain: www.sparkclimate.org/article/what...
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'Worst fears': Trump compared to Stalin for sabotaging decades of research [yeah, that was me] | Matthew Chapman for @rawstory.com: www.rawstory.com/trump-climate/
'Worst fears': Trump compared to Stalin for sabotaging decades of research
Scientists are sounding the alarm that their "worst fears" are being realized as President Donald Trump's energy secretary moves to re-examine and potentially rewrite climate reports going back decade...
www.rawstory.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
'Worst fears': Trump compared to Stalin for sabotaging decades of research [yeah, that was me] | Matthew Chapman for @rawstory.com: www.rawstory.com/trump-climate/
At least it's now entirely clear what the climate science community is confronted with & I'm encouraged by organizations & individuals continuing to respond in a hopeful and constructive way to ensure science-based responses will provide the path for the long term
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
At least it's now entirely clear what the climate science community is confronted with & I'm encouraged by organizations & individuals continuing to respond in a hopeful and constructive way to ensure science-based responses will provide the path for the long term
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We’re proud to have a stellar team of Scientists at Spark leading this effort: @benpoulter.bsky.social, @drmonteverde.bsky.social & Phil Duffy.
Working with a great team of collaborators: Brian Buma, Sue Natali, & Rob Jackson
Working with a great team of collaborators: Brian Buma, Sue Natali, & Rob Jackson
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We’re proud to have a stellar team of Scientists at Spark leading this effort: @benpoulter.bsky.social, @drmonteverde.bsky.social & Phil Duffy.
Working with a great team of collaborators: Brian Buma, Sue Natali, & Rob Jackson
Working with a great team of collaborators: Brian Buma, Sue Natali, & Rob Jackson
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“The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate” | Article by @dananuccitelli.bsky.social for @climateconnections.bsky.social:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...
The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate » Yale Climate Connections
An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court.
yaleclimateconnections.org
August 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate” | Article by @dananuccitelli.bsky.social for @climateconnections.bsky.social:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...
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Congratulations to Dr. Ying and all co-authors, including @benpoulter.bsky.social @profdesai.bsky.social and @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @permafrostpathways.bsky.social's Jennifer Watts, Kyle Arndt, @annvirkk.bsky.social, Brendan Rogers, and Sue Natali. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
WetCH4: a machine-learning-based upscaling of methane fluxes of northern wetlands during 2016–2022
Abstract. Wetlands are the largest natural source of methane (CH4) emissions globally. Northern wetlands (>45° N), accounting for 42 % of global wetland area, are increasingly vulnerable to carbon los...
essd.copernicus.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ying and all co-authors, including @benpoulter.bsky.social @profdesai.bsky.social and @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @permafrostpathways.bsky.social's Jennifer Watts, Kyle Arndt, @annvirkk.bsky.social, Brendan Rogers, and Sue Natali. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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ICYMI: A paper on how remote sensing can help scale-up causal ecological relationships... but only if confounding variables & measurement errors are carefully addressed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Team led by @elisa-vancleemput.bsky.social (Leiden U + INSTAAR alum) includes Katie Suding
Team led by @elisa-vancleemput.bsky.social (Leiden U + INSTAAR alum) includes Katie Suding
Scaling-up ecological understanding with remote sensing and causal inference
Decades of empirical ecological research have focused on understanding ecological dynamics at local scales. Remote sensing products can help to scale-…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ICYMI: A paper on how remote sensing can help scale-up causal ecological relationships... but only if confounding variables & measurement errors are carefully addressed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Team led by @elisa-vancleemput.bsky.social (Leiden U + INSTAAR alum) includes Katie Suding
Team led by @elisa-vancleemput.bsky.social (Leiden U + INSTAAR alum) includes Katie Suding
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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting
The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.
www.axios.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
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We are alarmed by the Administration’s actions to freeze science funding and eliminate DEI efforts and climate change initiatives, which go against AGU’s mission and harms our members. We must unite to address these changes, beginning by hearing from you.
Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e
Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e
February 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We are alarmed by the Administration’s actions to freeze science funding and eliminate DEI efforts and climate change initiatives, which go against AGU’s mission and harms our members. We must unite to address these changes, beginning by hearing from you.
Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e
Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e
Looking forward to my ISSI 2025 visit to have the opportunity to discuss with Earth scientists the role that 'integrated' Earth system remote sensing can play in advancing new indicators for monitoring planetary health!
Let us introduce the
2025 Johannes Geiss Fellow:
🌟 Dr. Benjamin Poulter
@benpoulter.bsky.social
Read about Benjamin and his project at:
www.issibern.ch/johannes-gei... 🔭
2025 Johannes Geiss Fellow:
🌟 Dr. Benjamin Poulter
@benpoulter.bsky.social
Read about Benjamin and his project at:
www.issibern.ch/johannes-gei... 🔭
2025 Johannes Geiss Fellow Benjamin Poulter | International Space Science Institute
Dr. Benjamin Poulter from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, is the 2025 Johannes Geiss Fellow at ISSI.
www.issibern.ch
January 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Looking forward to my ISSI 2025 visit to have the opportunity to discuss with Earth scientists the role that 'integrated' Earth system remote sensing can play in advancing new indicators for monitoring planetary health!
Job Alert: hiring (ASAP) post-doctoral/early career scientist to join our greenhouse-gas team @nasagoddard.bsky.social to work on 3rd REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment & Processes study (RECCAP3) - help make advances over RECCAP2 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... -send email w interest
Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes - 2: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
<em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences</em> is an AGU journal publishing papers on the biogeosciences of the Earth system and the extension of this research to planetary studies.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Job Alert: hiring (ASAP) post-doctoral/early career scientist to join our greenhouse-gas team @nasagoddard.bsky.social to work on 3rd REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment & Processes study (RECCAP3) - help make advances over RECCAP2 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... -send email w interest
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Looking forward to catching up on science and with colleagues and friends at #AGU2024 -> find me on Monday 830-noon at our #RECCAP2 poster session agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
Multi–Greenhouse Gas Flux Assessments to Characterize Regional- to Global-Scale Anthropogenic and Biogenic Emissions from Terrestrial, Oceanic, and Aquatic Systems Poster
Characterizing regional to global-scale greenhouse gas emissions and removals provides both scientific and policy insights for anthropogenic and biogenic contributions to climate change. Multi-greenho...
agu.confex.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Looking forward to catching up on science and with colleagues and friends at #AGU2024 -> find me on Monday 830-noon at our #RECCAP2 poster session agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
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Join us for an update, Q&A and discussion (Dec 13, 12:30 pm), on the implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Information System (GHGMMIS) agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me... #AGU2024
Implementing the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System (GHGMMIS)
Accurate, interoperable and actionable measurements and sustained monitoring of greenhouse gas emission (GHG) and removals are needed to support the United States’ goal to reduce net GHG emissions. Ov...
agu.confex.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Join us for an update, Q&A and discussion (Dec 13, 12:30 pm), on the implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Information System (GHGMMIS) agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me... #AGU2024
Join us for an update, Q&A and discussion (Dec 13, 12:30 pm), on the implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Information System (GHGMMIS) agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me... #AGU2024
Implementing the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System (GHGMMIS)
Accurate, interoperable and actionable measurements and sustained monitoring of greenhouse gas emission (GHG) and removals are needed to support the United States’ goal to reduce net GHG emissions. Ov...
agu.confex.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Join us for an update, Q&A and discussion (Dec 13, 12:30 pm), on the implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Advance an Integrated GHG Measurement, Monitoring and Information System (GHGMMIS) agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me... #AGU2024