Veerabhadran Ramanathan
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Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan (born 24 November 1944) is Edward A. Frieman Endowed Presidential Chair in Climate Sustainability
Due to his close affiliation with Pope Francis, Ramanathan has been described as "The Pope's climate scientist". He was influential in the creation of Laudato si', the Pope's encyclical on climate change.[3]
Background and education
Ramanathan was born in
Research and publications
Ramanathan has contributed to many areas of the atmospheric sciences. His first major findings were in the mid-1970s and were related to the
His focus then shifted to the radiative effects of clouds on the climate. This was done using the
Recently, he has published on the
Ramanathan is also interested in the impact of climate change on
He has also written on
Project Surya
In March 2007, Ramanathan wrote a white paper with Balakrishnan on a potential project that will reduce air pollution and global warming.[19] Project Surya, which means Sun in Sanskrit, will use inexpensive solar cookers in rural India, and document the reductions in carbon dioxide and soot emissions. The byproducts of biofuel cooking and biomass burning are significant contributors to global warming, and the expanded use of renewable energy is expected to decrease their effects.
The burning of solid fuels causes substantial health risks as well. An estimated 440,000 deaths per year are attributed to unsanitary food preparation techniques due to aerosol exposure.[20] Over 3 billion people cook and heat their home by burning biomass such as wood and feces. The project, costing an estimated $4.5 million, will buy 3,500 cookers and impact up to 15,000 people. As of November 2008, the project has not been funded.[21]
Project Surya was soft launched in March 2009. Each household in the village of Khairatpur,
Honors and awards
Ramanathan is an
Articles
- Why Black Carbon and Ozone Also Matter, in September/October 2009 Foreign Affairs with Veerabhadran Ramanathan and Jessica Seddon Wallack.
- The Climate Threat We Can Beat, in May/June 2012 Foreign Affairs with David G. Victor, Charles F. Kennel, Veerabhadran Ramanathan (website is paid while article is current)[31]
References
- ISBN 9781438109749.
- ^ "Global Warming" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "'Pope's climate scientist' will discuss threats, justice and ideas in climate fight, Feb. 21". 14 February 2018.
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- ^ "INDOEX – The Indian Ocean Experiment". Retrieved 10 October 2008.
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- ^ "Project Surya: Reduction of Air Pollution and Global Warming by Cooking with Renewable Sources" (PDF). 5 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "New stick to beat developing countries on GHGs". Retrieved 10 November 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Climate scientist out to change the world". 11 May 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Project Surya Soft Launch Announcement" (PDF). 9 April 2009.
- ^ "ISI Highly Cited Researchers". Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Veerabhadran Ramanathan". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Buys Ballot Medal". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "New members of the Academy". Retrieved 4 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Villanova University Awards 2018 Mendel Medal to Veerabhadran Ramanathan, PhD, Climate Change Visionary and Pioneer in Climate Science | Villanova University". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Environment, U. N. (22 August 2019). "Veerabhadran Ramanathan". Champions of the Earth.
- ^ UCSD Researchers: Where International Climate Policy Has Failed, Grassroots Efforts Can Succeed; Control of greenhouse agents other than CO2 needs to reach the local level, according to a new Foreign Affairs essay 26 April 2012 University of California, San Diego