Elon Musk
Isaac Asinov
Many scientists are working to understand and address climate change, including:
Eric Rignot
A glaciologist who used satellite-radar observations to conclude that the West Antarctic glacier is melting quickly and irreversibly
Ian Joughin
Discovered that the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica will collapse in less than a few hundred years, raising sea levels by about 2 feet
Michael Mann
An expert on Earth’s climate over the last 1,000 years who helps the public understand the science behind climate change
- Al Busaidi
An environmental scientist who developed integrated aquaculture systems that link multiple farming activities, including fish-farming
- Dr. Alysia Garmulewicz and Liz Corbin
Co-founders and co-CEOs of Materiom, who created an open-source “recipe book” to help manufacturers replace unsustainable materials with biodegradable alternatives
Michael Oppenheimer
A pioneering climate scientist who is optimistic about the power of science to effect a lasting change in the environment
Other scientists who have contributed to the understanding of climate change include:
- John A. Church: An Australian oceanographer and chair of the World Climate Research Programme
- Guy Callendar: Connected carbon dioxide increases in Earth’s atmosphere to global warming in 1938
- Milutin Milankovic: Linked ice ages to Earth’s orbital characteristics in 1941
- Gilbert Plass: Formulated the Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climate Change in 1956
Eunice Foote: Conducted an experiment that showed that carbon dioxide absorbs
