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	Dr. Ramanathan is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. He currently chairs an international science team from Asia, Africa and Latin America under the Atmospheric Brown Clouds Program sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme. San Diego Union-Tribune Biography Link: Full Biography Ramanathan: How to Avoid a Dimmer, Drier World Ramanathan receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change from the BBVA foundation Interview EFE Futuro La Vanguardia Nature: Turning Point - Climate Guardian The Boom Interview: The Vatican’s Man in Paris Is a California Scientist KPBS: Scripps Scientist Who Advised Pope Is In Paris For Climate Events AP: Scientists enlist the big gun to get climate action: Faith NY Times: Vatican Has a Seat at the Table, but It Focuses on Moral Suasion Patt Morris interviews Ramanathan for the LA Times LA Times article: Meet Jerry Brown's team of science advisors Ramanathan named one of the 100 global thought leaders for 2014 Conversations with the Dalai Lama Ramanathan Receives the Tyler Prize, the highest environment award from the US Ramanathan receives the highest environment award from the United Nations U.S. News: A Darkening Sky - A smoky shroud over Asia blocks both sun and rain		❮ ❯ Short Lived Climate Pollutants bill is passed in CA… the first such bill dedicated to SLCPs. Fast Tracking Science into Policy The Kigali Agreement to the Montreal protocol ratified October 16 2016 From CFCs to HFCs and Kigali Amendment How UC research led to a landmark global deal against superpollutants Ten Solutions to Clean the Air in Delhi at India Summit WSDS 2016, Day 2 Plenary Session- Air Pollution is a Solvable Problem Breathing Clean Air - Ten Scalable Solutions for Indian Cities Catholics prep for Pope Francis to tackle climate in upcoming encyclical Under 2C Report released at Marrakech for public comments Webcast for Marrakech news News Release Seeking comments from the public Scripps Climate Scientist Discusses Implications Of Trump’s Rollback Of Clean Power Policy 'How we are all connected': Scientist's climate change lecture reminds audience it's a global problem needing global solutions Planetary Emergency Lecture Series at Creighton University Current Projects Alliance between Science, Policy and Religion Meet the Pope's Climate Scientist - An Evening with Dr. Ramanathan at Episcopal Church, San Diego Pope Francis and the Hindu Scientist, 2016 Atmospheric Scientist Believes Religion and Compassion Across Borders are Keys to Stopping Global Warming, Tokyo Journal, 2016 Earth Day Talk, 2016 Pursuit of integral ecology Pursuit of the common good Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Thought Lecture given at The International House at the University of Chicago. May 19, 2016. Solving the Climate Change Problem: Alliance Between Science, Religion & Policy December 2015 Ramanathan in COP-21 The Los Angeles Times UCOP Video Associated Press The New York Times KPBS Ramanathan joins Cardinal Turkson on COP21 Press conference (Photo courtesy of Dr. Tebaldo Vinciguerra) June 2015 Ramanathan comments on Pope Francis' Climate Change Encyclical CNN CNN Video Bloomberg The Times-Picayune The Boston Herald UT San Diego KPBS April 2015 India gives a nod to HFCs mitigation under Montreal protocol as proposed^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, by Ramanathan and colleagues Link: The Hindu Article Ramanathan works with the Catholic church and other religious leaders to mitigate climate change and bring sustainable energy access to the poorest three billion Link: Daily Climate Article (Photo courtesy of the Vatican) May 2014 Ramanathan delivers message of climate change to Pope Francis (Photo courtesy of the Vatican) October 2013 Ramanathan Proposes the Two World Concept for Sustainability V. Ramanathan: The Two Worlds We Inhabit: The Top 4 Billion (T4B) and the Bottom 3 Billion (B3B) In press; Book Honoring Prof. Klaus Töpfer, Germany. Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation. Click image for source article. His research has identified the Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic Plains Monsoon as two of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Link: the highest environment award from the United Nations Climate Change Solutions Ramanathan co-chairs a report released at the UN Climate Week in New York, Sept 18th, 2017: Well Under 2 Degrees Celsius: Fast Action Policies to Protect People and the Planet from Extreme Climate Change Scripps Study: There's A Chance Climate Change Can Wipe Out Humans By 2050 Two new studies released today find that global temperature increases can be limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as global leaders have pledged through the Paris Agreement, but only if the world quickly pursues three cooling approaches. The Window Is Closing to Avoid Dangerous Global Warming BENDING THE CURVE Climate Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Stability Ramanathan leads fifty researchers from the 10-Campus UC system to develop 10 Scalable Solutions to Bend the Curve. Bending the Curve report UC Carbon Neutrality Summit at UCSD organized by Dr. Ramanathan UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative Video Bending the Curve on Climate Change Video SHORT LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANTS MITIGATION INITIATIVE September 19, 2016 Short Lived Climate Pollutants bill is passed in CA… the first such bill dedicated to SLCPs. July 2015 Ramanathan Joins Governor Jerry Brown of California to propose solutions for stabilizing Climate Change at the Vatican summit of World Mayors organized by Pope Francis in July 2015. The complete YouTube video of July 21 by the Vatican Internet Office. Dr. Ramanathan's talk begins at minute 26. Photos courtesy of the Pope's photographer here. More photos taken by attendees at the Academy (these are free to use as long as they are credited to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences) July 21 and July 22 February 16, 2012 Clean AIr Coalition announced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognizes Ramanathan: On February 16th, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants Initiative was annouced. See the announcement from the US State Department. More information on targeted Short Lived Climate Pollutants here. See coverage in the San Diego Union Tribune November 28, 2010 New York Times Op-Ed: In To Fight Climate Change, Clear the Air, Dr. Ramanathan and UCSD Professor David Victor outline mitigation opportunities for the COP 16 Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Link: Full Piece (.pdf) AIR POLLUTION SOLUTIONS Breathing Cleaner Air Ten Scalable Solutions for Indian Cities COOKSTOVES INITIATIVES Project Surya: www.projectsurya.org January 2016 Project Surya is ready to scale up to one million homes and help create a Black Carbon Hole April 2014 First Roll Out of C2P2 Stoves in 5000 Homes: C2P2_McQuown5000 March 2007 Over 3 Billion living in rural areas can not afford fossil fuel. Creating sustainable fuel options can have dramatic positive impacts on health and regional climate. Link: Project Surya White Paper (.pdf) Used by permission from Adam Ferguson, VII Network TRANSPORTATION SECTOR INITIATIVE October 21, 2013 ICAMP (India-California Air Pollution Mitigation Program) Diesel black Carbon mitigation program inaugurated by Governor Brown Ramanathan is Co_Chair of ICAMP, which is a joint initiative by the University of California at San Diego, The Energy Resources Institute, India and the California Air Resources Board and is sponsored by the World Bank.