American Meteorological Society

The report by Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) examines the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) financial transparency and ethical alignment. While the AMS acknowledges the scientific consensus on climate change and has implemented some green office measures, SGR identifies indirect fossil fuel investments through mutual funds and significant sponsorship from arms manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. SGR argues that these financial links contradict the AMS's stated position on the urgency of the climate crisis.

• The American Meteorological Society (AMS) held $7.68m in publicly traded securities as of December 2019, but does not publicly disclose the specific locations of these investments.
• Although the AMS does not hold direct investments in fossil fuel companies, it maintains indirect investments through several mutual funds. For example, VIMAX (Vanguard) has 8.38% and VSMAX (Vanguard) has 6.1% of its funds invested in fossil fuels.
• The AMS receives financial sponsorship from companies involved in arms manufacturing, specifically naming Lockheed Martin, Ball, L3Harris, and Northrop Grumman.
• The AMS has adopted official positions acknowledging the urgency of climate change and the importance of investment in Weather, Water, and Climate (WWC) research and infrastructure.
• The organization has implemented specific environmental stewardship measures, including using 100% wind power for its Washington office and utilizing plastic-free mailers for journals.
• SGR argues that the AMS's indirect financial support for the fossil fuel industry contradicts its own scientific position that human-caused climate change is "dangerous and the consequences potentially dire."

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (n.d.). American Meteorological Society. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/American_Meteorological_Society_Report.pdf

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. American Meteorological Society. n.d. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/American_Meteorological_Society_Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{scientistsforglobalresponsibilityndamerican, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{American Meteorological Society}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/American_Meteorological_Society_Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }