Biography: James Hansen, Ph.D., is Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at
Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He was trained in physics and
astronomy in the space science program of James Van Allen at the
University of Iowa. Since the late 1970s, he
has focused his research on Earth's climate, especially human-made
climate change. Hansen is known for his testimony on climate change to
congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness
of the global warming issue. Hansen is recognized for speaking truth to
power, for identifying ineffectual policies as greenwash, and for
outlining the actions that the public must take to protect the future of
young people and the other species on the planet.
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