NOAA leaders and climate experts available for onsite interviews at COP28

On the heels of a year of climate-related record-breaking temperatures and disaster declarations, many important themes are unfolding in relation to our work at NOAA toward building a climate-ready nation in the United States. These include an emphasis on health, safety and climate resilience.

A team of NOAA experts will participate as part of the U.S. delegation to COP28 (November 30 - December 12) offsite link, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to highlight how the agency’s actionable climate data, information and services empower people to make informed decisions in the face of a growing climate crisis. Our spokespeople, listed below, are also available for interviews in the lead-up to COP28:

• Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere & NOAA administrator
• Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., NOAA chief scientist
• Michael C. Morgan, Ph.D., assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction
• Ko Barrett, senior advisor for climate

Calendar of Key Events

NOAA is co-organizing or leading many events during COP28 at either the U.S. Center or the Ocean Pavilion offsite link, both located in the Blue Zone, including the following:

December 8

• 10:15 a.m. - Dear World Leaders: A Message from Youth (U.S. Center)
  Dr. Rick Spinrad is giving closing remarks.
• 12:30 p.m. - Ocean Innovation to Support Climate Adaptation and Resilience (Ocean Pavilion) Dr. Rick Spinrad is giving opening remarks.

December 9

• 12 p.m. - Building Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions and Predisaster Mitigation (Ernst and Young Pavilion/Green Zone) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.
• 2:30 p.m. - MPAs as Ocean Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate and Address Climate Change (U.S. Center) Dr. Rick Spinrad is giving closing remarks.
• 5 p.m. - Progress Toward 30: The United States’ America the Beautiful Initiative and Efforts to Conserve 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030 (U.S. Center) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.

December 10

• 11:30 a.m. - Water Reuse as a Solution for Water Scarcity: Winners of the First Global Industrial Water Reuse Champions Awards (IBM Pavilion) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.
• 2:30 p.m. - Advancing Early Warning Systems and Climate Services for All (U.S. Center) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.
• 3:30 p.m. - U.S. Leadership on Ocean Acidification Science, Policy and Investments (Ocean Pavilion) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.
• 5 p.m. - Climate Resilient Infrastructure (Pathways to 1.5 Pavilion) Dr. Rick Spinrad is a speaker.

Learn more about NOAA experts, activities and events at COP28 at: www.noaa.gov/cop28. Join us on Twitter/X at @noaa and @noaaclimate with hashtag #NOAAatCOP28.