Elizabeth Bush
Provide advice related to change change science.
Current research and/or projects
Support the provision of science advice for departmental decision making and policy development on climate change and the communication of climate change science to the public.
Member of Canadian delegation to meetings under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Project lead for development of Canada's Changing Climate Report, a contribution to Canada's national climate change assessment.
Professional activities / interests
Primary interest is the science-policy interface within government, on environmental issues.
Education and awards
M.A., Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, 1995
M.Sc. Biology, University of Toronto, 1990
International experience and/or work
Member of Canadian delegation to meetings under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Member of Canadian delegation to meetings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Author and Member of the Methane Assessment working group of Arctic Council
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment author and core team member.
Key publications
Bush, E., M. Shepherd et M. Kuperberg. 2015. Introduction. In Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2015. AMAP Assessment 2015: Methane as an Arctic climate forcer. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norvège.
Shepherd, M., M. Kuperberg et E. Bush. 2015. Conclusions. In Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2015. AMAP Assessment 2015: Methane as an Arctic climate forcer. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norvège.
Bush, E.J., J.W. Loder, T.S. James, L.D. Mortsch et S.J. Cohen. 2014. Un aperçu des changements climatiques au Canada In Vivre avec les changements climatiques au Canada : perspectives des secteurs relatives aux impacts et à l’adaptation, (dir.) F.J. Warren et D.S. Lemmen, gouvernement du Canada, Ottawa (Ontario), p. 23-64.
Weller, G. (auteur principal), Bush, E. et al. (auteurs collaborateurs). 2005. Chap. 18 de : Arctic Climate Impact Assessment: Summary and Synthesis of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. p. 989-1020.
Huntington, H. et G. Weller (auteurs principaux), Bush, E. et al. (auteurs collaborateurs). 2005. Chap. 1 de : Arctic Climate Impact Assessment: An Introduction to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. p. 1-20.
ACIA. 2004. Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Assessment Overview Report. Cambridge University Press. 140 p. E. Bush : auteure collaboratrice.