Annual Report 2019 The Australian Academy of Science 2019 Annual Report covers 1 January to 31 December 2019. National progress in diversity and inclusion in the science sector was one of the many achievements highlighted in the Academy’s recently published annual report for 2019. Major achievements included the launch of three major women in STEM initiatives, support for nearly 5000 early- and mid-career researchers, and the publication of a Reconciliation Action Plan. Read the 2019 Annual Report (PDF 10MB) 2019 in numbers 539 Fellows 113 donors, $667k donated $1.5 million for collaborative international research $1 million funding for Lindau and Heidelberg fellowships for the next 10 years 4 x 10-year plans published 1 winner of Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Launched 3 major women in STEM initiatives 21 submissions to government 300k downloads of education resources 2300 profiles on STEM Women 5k EMCRs directly supported 13 SAGE awardees 2.1 million facebook followers 550k YouTube views 6.6k media stories about or mentioning the Academy 400 video embeds in online news media 154 events at the Shine Dome involving 11k people 78 staff, 7 interns

Official Statistics Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2019 Export control licensing data for 1 January to 31 December 2019. From: Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade Published 15 April 2020 Last updated 8 November 2022 — See all updates Get emails about this page Documents Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 January to 31 December 2019 PDF, 1.74 MB, 665 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email exportcontrol.help@trade.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details This report covers export licensing decisions made by the government between 1 January and 31 December 2019. Published 15 April 2020 Last updated 8 November 2022 + show all updates 8 November 2022 Strategic export controls: licensing statistics .pdf file updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 19 July 2022 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 12 April 2022 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 11 February 2022 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 12 October 2021 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 13 July 2021 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 13 April 2021 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 9 February 2021 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 13 October 2020 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 14 July 2020 Updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication. 15 April 2020 First published. Get emails about this page Related content Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2017 Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2008 Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2011 Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2010 Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2020 Collection Strategic export controls: licensing data annual reports Explore the topic Export controls and licensing

Editor's Note: In keeping with a long-standing RFA holiday tradition, our very own Senior Strategic Advisor offers his views on what is on the way "out" as we turn our calendars to 2020 and what will be "in" as the new year begins. The 2020 Out-In List 2019 was a very challenging year. Most in the ethanol industry will not be sad to see it give way to 2020, in part because there are so many signs of better days ahead. Positive developments with regard to how EPA will implement the RFS going forward and hints of trade battles subsiding have us all seeing the glass half full. So, as I submit this annual "tongue-in-cheek" list of things past and things coming, it is with an Irishman's optimism and a pundit's cynicism ....

Abstract The existence of stabilizing feedbacks within Earth's climate system is generally thought to be necessary for the persistence of liquid water and life. Over the course of Earth's history, Earth's atmospheric composition appears to have adjusted to the gradual increase in solar luminosity, resulting in persistently habitable surface temperatures. With limited exceptions, the Earth system has been observed to recover rapidly from pulsed climatic perturbations. Carbon dioxide (CO2) regulation via negative feedbacks within the coupled global carbon-silica cycles are classically viewed as the main processes giving rise to climate stability on Earth. Here we review the long-term global carbon cycle budget, and how the processes modulating Earth's climate system have evolved over time. Specifically, we focus on the relative roles that shifts in carbon sources and sinks have played in driving long-term changes in atmospheric pCO2. We make the case that marine processes are an important component of the canonical silicate weathering feedback, and have played a much more important role in pCO2 regulation than traditionally imagined. Notably, geochemical evidence indicate that the weathering of marine sediments and off-axis basalt alteration act as major carbon sinks. However, this sink was potentially dampened during Earth's early history when oceans had higher levels of dissolved silicon (Si), iron (Fe), and magnesium (Mg), and instead likely fostered more extensive carbon recycling within the ocean-atmosphere system via reverse weathering—that in turn acted to elevate ocean-atmosphere CO2 levels. Key Points Long term carbon sources and sinks are likely larger than traditional envisioned There is significant silicate weathering in the marine as well as terrestrial settings Ocean oxygenation and evolution of a biotic Si cycle forced a drop in reverse weathering rates and an increase in marine weathering rates

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Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine Dec 10, 2019 – The Guardian – If the Canadian government approves Teck Resources’ Frontier mine it will “effectively signal Canada’s abandonment of its international climate goals”. The mega mine would add 6 megatonnes of climate pollution every year. That’s on top of the increasing amount of carbon that Canada’s petroleum producers are already pumping out every year. +

Heating up: wildfires were one extreme phenomenon that was covered in the report. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Bruno-Ismael-Silva-Alves) Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall are becoming increasingly likely to occur because of human-caused climate change. That is a conclusion of a report by climate experts that was released recently at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. “Explaining extreme events from a climate perspective” is the eighth report in an annual series published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS). Comprising 21 peer-reviewed studies of extreme weather around the world in 2018, the report is based on the research of 121 scientists in 13 countries. Since the first report in 2011, BAMS editor-in-chief Jeff Rosenfeld says, “it feels like a century, in terms of how the science has changed.” The papers are now are much more adventurous and look to the future as much as to the past. We study extremes, he said, “because they are the way we experience climate.” This year’s paper covers not only temperature extremes, but floods, hailstorms, wildfires, rainfall, drought, and other phenomena. Stephanie Herring of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the lead editor of the series, notes that the report did not attempt to be comprehensive and that some areas of the world, including South America, Africa, and the oceans are undersampled. That said, over the eight years of reports, 168 extreme events have been studied, representing 29 event types. Of those, around 73% involved a role for climate change, while around 27% did not. Over just the past two years, however, around 95% of the events studied involved human-caused climate change. Statistical approach The most common events studied over the eight years, Herring says, were temperature (50 studies) and precipitation or its lack (37 studies). Only in 2016 were scientists able to conclude for the first time that several events were not possible without human influence on climate. No events quite made that list for 2018. The way attributions are made, said Herring, draws on the statistical approach of epidemiologists who compare, for example, lung cancer levels in a group of smokers with that in a similar group of nonsmokers, to determine the increased risk attributable to smoking. Read more Arctic climate continues to concern scientists With regard to climate, we have the observable record of, for example, rainfall in a certain region over a certain period of time. But, Herring says, we have no “planet B” to use as a control study. Therefore, a modelled planet B is created, with atmospheric data based on 1850, prior to the start of the industrial revolution. By comparing observed inputs for our real planet with simulated inputs for planet B, scientists come up with a fraction of attributable risk, the likelihood that the event was contributed to by anthropogenic climate change. The reason that more and more papers in the annual reports are finding a role for climate change could be that scientists now have improved observational tools and models, allowing them to better detect the signal in the noise, Herring says. But, also, it may be that the role of climate change has become a more significant driver of events in recent years. Want to read more? Register to unlock all the content on the site E-mail Address Register

New CAREER Solicitation and Single Agency Deadline NSF Announces New CAREER Solicitation with Unified Deadline and PECASE Information Credit and Larger Version December 20, 2019 NSF announces a single deadline of July 27, 2020, for its Faculty Early Career Development Program (NSF 20-525) for all NSF directorates. The new solicitation also includes a description of NSF's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The agency-wide CAREER Program offers NSF's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty, who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious recent CAREER awardees. See details about both CAREER and PECASE in the solicitation. Questions? The Geosciences Directorate and Division of Atmospheric and Geospatial Sciences contact is Chungu Lu, or phone at 703-292-7110. The Division of Earth Sciences contact is Dena Smith, or phone at 703-292-7431. The Division of Ocean Sciences and Office of Polar Programs (OPP) contact is Elizabeth Rom, or phone at 703-292-7709. For other cognizant NSF program officers, see the division CAREER contacts list. The U.S. National Science Foundation propels the nation forward by advancing fundamental research in all fields of science and engineering. NSF supports research and people by providing facilities, instruments and funding to support their ingenuity and sustain the U.S. as a global leader in research and innovation. With a fiscal year 2023 budget of $9.5 billion, NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives more than 40,000 competitive proposals and makes about 11,000 new awards. Those awards include support for cooperative research with industry, Arctic and Antarctic research and operations, and U.S. participation in international scientific efforts. Get News Updates by Email Connect with us online NSF website: nsf.gov NSF News: nsf.gov/news For News Media: nsf.gov/news/newsroom Statistics: nsf.gov/statistics/ Awards database: nsf.gov/awardsearch/ Follow us on social Twitter: twitter.com/NSF Facebook: facebook.com/US.NSF Instagram: instagram.com/nsfgov