Monday, August 15, 2022
The solution: Climate science forces us to dramatically and rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
For affirmative sentences:
Andrew Dessler is a climate scientist who studies both the science and politics of climate change. He is Professor of Atmospheric Science and the Reta A. Haynes Chair of Geosciences at Texas A&M University. His scientific research revolves around climate feedback, specifically how water vapor and clouds work to amplify warming from the carbon dioxide emitted by humans. During the last year of the Clinton Administration, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Drawing on his research and policy experience, he has written two books on climate change and one book on stratospheric ozone. His educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in physics from Rice University and a Ph. in chemistry from Harvard University. He also did postdoctoral work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Before graduating from college, he worked on the energy team at The First Boston Corporation, analyzing mergers and acquisitions.
For negative:
Steven Koonin is the author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why it Matters (2021). He joined New York University’s Stern School of Business as Professor of Information Science, Operations, and Management in September 2012. He is also Director of the Center for Urban and Progressive Sciences (CUSP). ) new by NYU. Professor Koonin was confirmed by the Senate in May 2009 as Deputy Secretary of Science at the US Department of Energy, holding that position until November 2011. Before joining the Obama Administration, he was Chief Scientist. of BP, where he is a strong advocate of research into renewable energy and alternative fuel sources. He joined BP in 2004 after nearly three decades as a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology, serving as the Institute’s Vice President and CEO for the past nine years.
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