Description:

The U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program (U.S. CSSP) is a community-focused program with a research portfolio that encompasses carbon and pertinent biogeochemical cycles across land, water, air and society. Over the last three decades, the U.S. CCSP has led and coordinated community input from the U.S. and the international carbon cycle community and captured them in two seminal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plans (1999, 2011). The U.S. CCSP is now embarking on the development of an updated, new science plan for U.S. carbon cycle science, identifying challenges and priorities for the next decade (~2025-2035). The Third Decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan will build on the two previous plans and aim to increase engagement between the research, U.S. federal agency partners, and stakeholder communities. This Town Hall, hosted by the lead authors of the Third Decadal U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan, will outline the overall scope and strategy for the plan, solicit feedback on strategic planning needs and priorities and a Q&A. We will also seek community inputs on the growing role of the private sector, the urgent need for decision-making support related to carbon management and discuss coordination capabilities and opportunities with the international carbon cycle community.