Benjamin DeAngelo

What’s happening on adaptation at COP30? Adapting to our changing climate is getting more attention at the negotiations as we begin to breach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. Key issues are indicators of adaptation and finance.

What’s happening on adaptation at COP30?
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Geography alumnus charts new path after decades in federal climate roles | Penn State University Benjamin DeAngelo, a Penn State geography alumnus, has launched Operation Future, a climate adaptation and resilience consulting firm drawing on his nearly 30 years of federal experience.

Thank you Penn State for this feature! Really humbled by it but hugely appreciate the support. WE ARE going to continue to provide Pennsylvanians and all citizens with the best available info to deal with a rapidly changing climate. www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...

Silvestrum Climate Associates | Climate Silvestrum Climate Associates operates globally, with offices in the United States and on-site posts in Africa and Latin America. We tackle climate change by fostering sustainable development rooted i...

Happy to announce I joined Silvestrum Climate Associates as a senior fellow focused on climate adaptation. Silvestrum bridges science, policy and law and focuses on nature-based solutions domestically and internationally. Great to be part of this mission-driven team! www.silvestrum.com

My podcast with Climate Proof During #NYClimateWeek Louie Woodall of Climate Proof sat down with me for this interview

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YouTube video by Climate Proof Climate Week NYC Interviews: Ben DeAngelo

During #NYClimateWeek Louie Woodall of @climateproof.news sat down with me for this interview about my initial reactions to NYClimateWeek, gave me an opp to discuss my federal career working on climate, and my new venture Operation Future, LLC www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olG...

Publications should be accessible to a general audience. All proposed publications will be subject to the editorial board's decisions and peer review by recognized authorities in their respective fields. Proposals will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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** Highlight voices and case studies from the Global South, ensuring diverse and inclusive perspectives.
If your work bridges law, climate governance, resilience, and emerging tech, we’d love to hear from you.

** Investigate the ethics of AI and its impact on sustainability and access to justice.
** Address cybersecurity, governance, and resilience in a world that is digitally-connected and experiencing a rapidly-changing climate.

This series will feature books, edited volumes, and shorter works that:
** Examine AI and legal systems – from regulation to algorithmic justice.
** Explore how law supports climate resilience and disaster risk reduction in an era of rapid technological change.

CALL FOR PUBLICATION PROPOSALS. I'm on an editorial board for a new Anthem Press series entitled "Law, Resilience and AI." We’re inviting authors to contribute to a new series that explores how law, climate resilience, and artificial intelligence intersect to shape societies today and in the future.

Was great to participate in this panel last week sponsored by @kogodbiz.bsky.social @americanuniversity.bsky.social. Lots of diverse perspectives on climate and the role of the private sector to advance progress in terms of certification, branding, and communication tools.

Today the National Academies will be releasing its fast-track report Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare. Will be available here: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45701_...

Looking forward to being on this panel sponsored by American University's Kogod Sustainability Club. Friday, Sept 19, 11:30am ET. "Transformation through Sustainability"

Line graph time series of daily mean Arctic sea ice thickness for each year from 1979 to 2025 using shades of red, white and blue. A seasonal cycle is shown with thicker ice in late winter and thinner ice in late summer. A long-term decreasing trend is also visible. Data is from PIOMAS v2.1.

⚠️ While extent will not be setting any annual minimum records this year, the average thickness of #Arctic sea ice is actually at historic lows for this time of year (in the dataset by PIOMAS). Thinner ice is younger and usually more fragile.

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Enjoyed being a guest lecturer yesterday @georgetownlaw.bsky.social in their Climate Change Law & Policy seminar to talk about role of scientific assessments in informing policy decisions, and the importance of process used to develop assessments for credibility and ultimately widespread use

Operation Future

Looking forward to attending #ClimateWeekNYC for the first time and making connections for my new venture to advise on and climate resilience and response strategies operationfuture.net

Operation Future

Happy to share that I'm open for business with Operation Future, LLC. Am offering consulting services to states, cities, tribes, private industry, professional associations, NGOs, and universities to become more resilient to our rapidly changing climate, and more. www.operationfuture.net

Have to hand it to my now former EPA colleagues for this very thoughtful parting gift. Am thankful for my drums during this time!

Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave

Sorry to hear this. This has been a prestigious & competitive fellowship program that has helped train next gen of science leaders. Alumni of this program are impressive. I had the honor of meeting fellows at AGU. While at NOAA we had the Sci Advisory Board review the program. It got very high marks

I don't have an announcement for my next professional steps yet but plan to remain very much involved in the climate, resilience and environmental policymaking space. To all of my EPA and fed colleagues remaining I thank you for your continued service. I'll be watching and rooting for your success.

I've been incredibly fortunate throughout my federal career to work on impactful things -- seminal actions under the Clean Air Act, influential scientific assessments, international agreements -- and to be surrounded by wonderful, dedicated colleagues and mentors who helped me grow.

This was my 2nd time at EPA, capping 27+ yrs of fed service, including years in EPA's stratospheric protection and climate programs, a detail at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy where I also served as deputy of USGCRP, and then at NOAA as deputy of the Climate Program Office.

The changing nature and frequency of wildfires, inland and coastal flooding, heat and drought threaten public health & welfare including by thwarting EPA's mission to provide clean air & water, and to provide cleanup of hazardous chemicals. With a change in priorities I felt the time was right.

Our office was charged with leading EPA's climate adaptation efforts and running the Smart Sectors program in which EPA collaborates with businesses and trade associations to find solutions to problems outside of the regulatory space and to serve as liaisons to different industrial sectors.

It's with a lot of mixed emotions that I'm announcing that last week was my last at EPA. I decided to take the offer to leave. I was hired as EPA's first director of the newly created Office of Climate Adaptation & Sustainability.

📢 Upcoming AMAP Webinar – Effects of Plastic Pollution on Arctic Animals | AMAP - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme 📢 Upcoming AMAP Webinar – Effects of Plastic Pollution on Arctic Animals 🗓 25 June 2025 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CET / 09:00–10:00 EDT / 13:00–14:00 UTC 🔗 Zoom: https://lnkd.in/d_FZ_UVc   The Arctic Monitori...

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Hang in there Gavin

Effects of Plastic Pollution on Arctic Animals. Summary for Policy-makers. | AMAP

AMAP recently released three high-level summaries on important topics for the Arctic: plastics, radioactivity, and climate. I had the honor of chairing this group a while back and it's great to see this work continue and made accessible. Kudos to all in AMAP who made this work possible.

It’s wild for me to see this video. That’s one street over from the house where I grew up and where my dad still lives. That church on the hill is St. Joan of Arc which was our family’s church. Hope you enjoyed Hershey.

Open call for nominations for EPA's Science Advisory Board. Deadline June 2. A wide range of disciplines will be considered, including economists, behavioral scientists. Selected members expected to serve for 2- or 3-year terms to provide independent advice to EPA. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...