Pennington, NJ – The Earth’s climate is changing, which is mainly driven by human activity—primarily the burning of fossil fuels for power generation, transportation, and various industrial processes. The Electrochemical Society (ECS) affirms the scientific consensus and acknowledges that climate change is an immediate, grave, and existential threat to all life on Earth and must be addressed urgently. On October 9, 2022, ECS adopted a Climate Change Statement at the meeting of the Executive Committee, pledging to support its membership in finding solutions for providing clean, affordable, and sustainable sources for powering and moving an interconnected world. Furthermore, ECS pledges to advocate for integrating science in the definition and implementation of effective strategies to combat climate change. The Society is steadfast in its commitment to disseminating only truthful, accurate, and verified research and data in addressing this grand global challenge.
“This statement is an acknowledgement of the dire consequences of inaction and the critical importance of our members’ research,” said Christopher Jannuzzi, ECS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. “The Society’s members are passionately developing the next generation of technological solutions for the challenges facing our planet. Nowhere is this more critical than in our efforts as scientists, researchers, and engineers to find solutions for providing clean, affordable, and sustainable sources for powering and moving an interconnected world.”
The statement builds on ECS’s mission, vision, existing policies, and efforts to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and allied subjects. The Society strives to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation by providing open access to its world-class technical content. ECS supports diversity, inclusion, and climate justice, which require connection and collaboration across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries to succeed.
Read the full ECS Climate Change Statement.
The Electrochemical Society
ECS has led the world in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology and allied subjects since 1902. We are a volunteer-directed international nonprofit professional society advancing scientific theory and practice by publishing cutting-edge research, hosting prestigious meetings, fostering training and education, and collaborating with other organizations. Our robust global membership develops innovative solutions to the planet’s major challenges. Scientists, engineers, and industry leaders share pioneering scientific developments, exchange ideas, network, and expand research horizons at ECS biannual, co-hosted, and sponsored meetings. The ECS Digital Library on IOPscience hosts highly peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles and meeting abstracts from our distinguished publications including the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (the oldest peer-reviewed journal in its field) and ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. The Society supports open access throughout its publications, launching two new Gold Open Access journals, ECS Sensors and ECS Advances, in 2022.
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