The International Union for Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and American Society for Microbiology (91麻豆天美) formed a scientific advisory group composed of global experts in diverse areas of microbiology, technology, policy and economics to showcase the potential of microbe-driven solutions to the challenge of climate change.
This report highlights 3 microbe-based innovations to help humans adapt to and sustainably mitigate climate change in terms of its pace and deleterious consequences.
- Microbes for a non-fossil carbon economy.
- Microbes for food security and ecosystem resilience.
- Microbes for urgent methane mitigation.
The scientific advisory group finds these solutions scientifically sound, economically sustainable, safe and scalable in a 5-15-year period. It is also confident that these solutions will promote social equity and societal well-being more generally, and that they can be tailored to the needs and capacities of local communities, countries and regions.
Scientific Advisory Group Members
- (Co-Lead), Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena and International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS).
- Nguyen Nguyen, Ph.D., MBA (Co-Lead), American Society for Microbiology.
- , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
- Charles Brooke, M.S., Spark Climate Solutions.
- , Wellcome Trust.
- , National Research University TIIAME.
- , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- , Wellcome Sanger Institute.
- Jay Lennon, Ph.D., Indiana University and American Academy of Microbiology.
- , Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
- , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME).
- , Harvard University.
- Lisa Stein, Ph.D., University of Alberta and Applied Microbiology International (AMI).
Contact Information
Academy staff, academy@asmusa.org