A preliminary draft of the ECL-USA Climate Change Noble Purpose for Engineering Statement is complete. This statement was prepared with input from a working group of 25 that included representatives from 16 engineering organizations and participants in the ECL-USA Climate Change Summit. We are open to additional feedback and input from others. Our goal is to issue a final statement early in 2022. The entire statement is copied below, and you can also download a copy of the statement at the link below.
Ultimately, our goal is that this statement will impact the way the engineering community does its work, with a greater emphasis on addressing climate change, both through reducing emissions and adaptation to our changing climate.
Climate-Change-Noble-Purpose-Statement-101321.pdf
CLIMATE CHANGE NOBLE PURPOSE FOR ENGINEERING STATEMENT (The Role of the Engineering Community in Addressing Climate Change)
The consensus of climate scientists can no longer be denied; climate change is real; the impacts are serious—and they are accelerating. Across all economic sectors, climate change is being accelerated by human-created technologies. In addition, we have seen throughout history that those people with the least resources are the most impacted by major challenges like climate change. Because the Engineering Community (1) is central to the creation and use of these technologies, we are uniquely positioned to help lead the way out of this climate crisis. There is an urgent imperative for the engineering community to take informed and intentional actions now to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. It is our duty and purpose to serve humanity in this way – contributing our skills and knowledge, without reservation, to help society make the best use of Earth’s precious resources…. Read More