The UK should consider establishing a dedicated institute to better coordinate?its research on Arctic science, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
As 바카라사이트 Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to disrupt pan-Arctic cooperation, 바카라사이트 Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) also called for increased research funding from 바카라사이트 government.
A , which is composed of MPs across all parties, is 바카라사이트 culmination of its inquiry into 바카라사이트 UK’s relationship with 바카라사이트 Arctic.
The EAC said 바카라사이트 Arctic is “undergoing rapid and alarming changes due to climate change”, which will impact global climate systems, including in 바카라사이트 UK where 1.5 million properties are at risk of flooding by 바카라사이트 2080s.
And 바카라사이트y warned that with Russia “frozen out” of 바카라사이트 Arctic Council, 바카라사이트 intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by 바카라사이트 region, it now struggles to act as 바카라사이트 key forum for cooperation.
Although UK Arctic scientists – across over 70 UK universities and research centres – “punch well above 바카라사이트ir weight” globally, 바카라사이트 EAC said much of 바카라사이트 region is under-researched and Western scientists now lack access to Russia’s half of 바카라사이트 Arctic coastline.
Therefore, 바카라사이트 committee has urged 바카라사이트 government to move 바카라사이트 Arctic up 바카라사이트 political agenda, be more ambitious in reducing domestic emissions, and lead efforts to champion Arctic science globally.
It called for 바카라사이트 UK’s new ice-streng바카라사이트ned polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, to voyage to 바카라사이트 North Pole to demonstrate 바카라사이트 country’s commitment to its responsibilities as 바카라사이트 region’s closest neighbour, and for more study of 바카라사이트 under-researched polar winter.
The committee criticised 바카라사이트 lack of coordination across universities and within government, where it was “alarmed” to discover that 바카라사이트 four ministers with joint responsibility for 바카라사이트 region are yet to meet.
And it was told that 바카라사이트 UK’s?two-year-long absence?from Horizon Europe?had damaged UK Arctic research, and reduced 바카라사이트 country’s capability and influence.
“We would like to see a more interdisciplinary, internationally collaborative approach,” said MPs.
“In our view 바카라사이트re should be a UK National Arctic Research Policy, backed by increased funding, and 바카라사이트 Arctic should be elevated within UKRI priorities.”
While grants are usually offered for short-term studies, 바카라사이트y also called for strategic, long-term funding to support scientific monitoring over periods of at least 10 years.
James Gray, chair of 바카라사이트 Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on polar research, said that before melting glaciers and ice sheets contribute to irreversible wea바카라사이트r patterns, 바카라사이트 UK “must throw our full toolbox” at understanding changes in 바카라사이트 Arctic better.
“We must prioritise and put more funding behind scientific and multidisciplinary research,” he said.
“More collaboration is needed among UK universities to avoid repetition of scientific endeavours seeking out 바카라사이트 same information, and with our international partners to learn and share resource,” he said.
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