Climate
Supporting climate research to bend the carbon curve and secure a sustainable future
Goals
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Improve the state of knowledge for understanding the interactions between industrial civilization and the Earth system
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Enable and inspire the creation of datasets, models, platforms, and collaborations that are rigorous and trustworthy, openly available, accessible, and useful to an international community of technical and non-technical climate stakeholders
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Create research outputs and outcomes from our funded projects that are used to inform decision-making and priority-setting at multiple levels, from scientific communities to civil society to industry to policymakers
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Foster a diverse, global, transdisciplinary climate science community that rises to the challenge of imagining and building a sustainable future, and attracts a new generation to this vital endeavor
Programs
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Decarbonization and Energy Virtual Institute (DEVI)
DEVI aims to develop computational models to evaluate various pathways for reducing carbon emissions and guide resource allocation decisions. We prioritize regions expected to be major carbon emitters in the near term. Our aim is to support robust modeling that connects high-level national strategies with on-the-ground technology implementation, considering the multifaceted impacts of energy transitions, including water, land, and material needs.
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Virtual Institute for Earth’s Water (VIEW)
VIEW will drive research toward a sustainable global water future by advancing how we measure and manage water use, forecast freshwater resources, prepare for climate extremes, and uncover critical links between water, ecosystems, the carbon cycle, and climate solutions.
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Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle (VICC)
VICC will support bold research to close key knowledge gaps and reduce uncertainties in carbon cycle science—on time scales critical for effective climate policy and real-world solutions. A core goal is to improve the accuracy of global carbon budget estimates tenfold, reducing today’s 1 GT CO₂ per year uncertainty to 0.1 GT.
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Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI)
OBVI aims to aims to refine controls on ocean carbon cycling and ecosystem resilience by advancing our understanding of both regional and global ocean biogeochemistry and developing integrated observations, models, and platforms. In partnership with the Schmidt Ocean Institute, OBVI seeks to tackle some of the most challenging biogeochemical data and modeling problems across systems and scales by developing robust approaches for ocean data collection, integration, and interpretation.
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Virtual Earth System Research Institute (VESRI)
VESRI aims to enhance the accuracy and credibility of climate models by supporting transformational research projects focused on improving the representation of essential processes across scales in Earth systems models. Together, these projects aim to improve global models to ultimately make climate projections more useful for decision-making and planning.
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