The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today announced the appointment of former NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco to serve as OSTP Deputy Director of Climate & Environment, a new role that OSTP said “will bring science-based solutions to tackle climate change & help our economy Build Back Better.”
In an interview with The Washington Post following her appointment, Lubchenco said that when it comes to addressing climate change,”[t]he ocean has been pretty much out of sight and out of mind,” stating that a big question is “[h]ow do we use the ocean without using it up?”
In her new role, Lubchenco recently moderated a virtual event on ocean-based climate solutions with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and officials from other countries, telling Axios that many nations “[a]re coming together to demonstrate their commitment to ambitious ocean climate action.” She added that “[t]here’s no doubt that the ocean has been a victim of climate change” and “[w]hat the new science is telling us, and these leaders are now incorporating into their actions, is that the ocean can also be a powerful source of solutions.”
